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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFiliate
/ˈfɪl.i.eɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To adopt as a son or daughter, or to establish a close filial or affiliative relationship.
"The local chapter sought to filiate with the national organization to secure broader support." - 2
To trace origin or descent from a parent stock or organization.
"Historians were able to filiate the manuscript to a specific monastic tradition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'filiatus', the past participle of 'filiare', meaning 'to act as a son' or 'to affiliate', originating from 'filius' meaning son. It entered English in the mid-19th century primarily as a legal or administrative term denoting the adoption or establishment of a subsidiary relationship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Filiate" is said worldwide
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affilier
Transliteration: /a.fi.lje/
"Le club a décidé de s'affilier à la fédération nationale."
angliedern
Transliteration: /ˈantˌɡliːdɐn/
"Die kleinere Gesellschaft wurde an das Hauptunternehmen angegliedert."
affiliare
Transliteration: /af.fiˈlja.re/
"La sezione locale ha scelto di affiliarsi alla confederazione."
afiliar
Transliteration: /a.fiˈljar/
"Decidieron afiliar su empresa a la cámara de comercio."
afiliar
Transliteration: /a.fi.liˈaʁ/
"O sindicato local pretende afiliar-se à federação."
संबद्ध करना
Transliteration: sambaddh karnā
"कॉलेज को विश्वविद्यालय से संबद्ध किया गया है।"
使隶属
Transliteration: shǐ lìshǔ
"该机构已获准隶属于总部。"
가입시키다
Transliteration: gap-sipsikida
"그들은 지역 지부를 본사에 가입시키기로 했다."
加盟させる
Transliteration: kamei saseru
"地方の組織を中央本部に加盟させる手続きを行った。"
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