1. present participle of filiate; to determine or establish the parentage or origin of someone or something
Usage: formal; legal/administrative context
2. present participle of filiate; to affiliate or connect as a branch or subsidiary
Usage: formal; organizational context

Examples

• The court is filiating the child to determine legal parentage.
• The organization is filiating new regional chapters across the country.
• DNA testing is now commonly used for filiating biological relationships.
• The company is filiating its subsidiary operations under a new corporate structure.
• Filiating the historical documents helped trace the manuscript's origins.