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Definition of patinate - 2 dictionary results

pat⋅i⋅nate

  [pat-n-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
to cover or encrust with a patina.
Origin:
1875–80; patin(a) + -ate 1

Related forms:
pat⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
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pat·i·nate   (pāt'n-āt')   
v.   pat·i·nat·ed, pat·i·nat·ing, pat·i·nates

v.   tr.
To furnish with a patina.
v.   intr.
To acquire or become covered with a patina.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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