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patinate

[ pat-n-eyt ]
/ ˈpæt nˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), pat·i·nat·ed, pat·i·nat·ing.

to cover or encrust with a patina.

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Origin of patinate

First recorded in 1875–80; patin(a) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM patinate

pat·i·na·tion, nounun·pat·i·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby patinate

patient zero, patiki, patin, patina, patinaed, patinate, patine, Patinir, patinous, patio, patis
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