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Definition of patriate - 1 dictionary result

pa⋅tri⋅ate

  [pey-tree-eyt; especially Brit. pa‑]
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–verb (used with object), ‑at⋅ed, ‑at⋅ing. Canadian.
to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
Origin:
1965–70; back formation from repatriate

Related forms:
pa⋅tri⋅a⋅tion, noun
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