fil·i·a·tion (fĭl′ē-ā′shən) n. 1. a. The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent.
b. Law Judicial determination of the paternity of a nonmarital child for the purposes of compelling support.
2. A line of descent; derivation.
3. a. The act or fact of forming a new branch, as of a society or language group.
b. The branch thus formed.
[Medieval Latin
fīliātiō , fīliātiōn- ,
quality of being a son, legal right of a son , from Latin
fīlius ,
son ; see
dhē(i)- in
Indo-European roots .]
fil′i·ate′ v.
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filiate (ˈfɪlɪˌeɪt ) vb (
tr )
1. law to fix judicially the paternity of (a child, esp one born out of wedlock)
2. (Law)
law a less common word for
affiliate 3. archaic to affiliate or associate
[C18: from Medieval Latin fīliātus acknowledged as a son, from Latin fīlius son]
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filiate Past participle: filiatedGerund: filiatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I filiate you filiate he/she/it filiates we filiate you filiate they filiate
Preterite I filiated you filiated he/she/it filiated we filiated you filiated they filiated
Present Continuous I am filiating you are filiating he/she/it is filiating we are filiating you are filiating they are filiating
Present Perfect I have filiated you have filiated he/she/it has filiated we have filiated you have filiated they have filiated
Past Continuous I was filiating you were filiating he/she/it was filiating we were filiating you were filiating they were filiating
Past Perfect I had filiated you had filiated he/she/it had filiated we had filiated you had filiated they had filiated
Future I will filiate you will filiate he/she/it will filiate we will filiate you will filiate they will filiate
Future Perfect I will have filiated you will have filiated he/she/it will have filiated we will have filiated you will have filiated they will have filiated
Future Continuous I will be filiating you will be filiating he/she/it will be filiating we will be filiating you will be filiating they will be filiating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been filiating you have been filiating he/she/it has been filiating we have been filiating you have been filiating they have been filiating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been filiating you will have been filiating he/she/it will have been filiating we will have been filiating you will have been filiating they will have been filiating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been filiating you had been filiating he/she/it had been filiating we had been filiating you had been filiating they had been filiating
Conditional I would filiate you would filiate he/she/it would filiate we would filiate you would filiate they would filiate
Past Conditional I would have filiated you would have filiated he/she/it would have filiated we would have filiated you would have filiated they would have filiated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. filiate - fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock"law ,
jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
set ,
determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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