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- [fil-ee-eyt]
- /ˈfɪl iˌeɪt/
- /fˈɪlɪˌeɪt/
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- [fil-ee-eyt]
- /ˈfɪl iˌeɪt/
Definitions of filiate word
- verb with object filiate Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Compare affiliate (def 5). 1
- noun filiate To adopt as son or daughter. 1
- verb filiate to fix judicially the paternity of (a child, esp one born out of wedlock) 0
- verb filiate to affiliate or associate 0
- verb filiate To establish filiation between. 0
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Origin of filiate
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < Medieval Latin fīliātus like the father (said of a son), equivalent to Latin fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Filiate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
filiate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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