Patinate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To coat with a patina. transitive
- 2 coat with a patina wordnet
- 3 To become coated with a patina. intransitive
Adjective
- 1 Having a patina. not-comparable
"However, of the 377 sporangia so far investigated from Perton Lane, none has yielded patinate spores; this may indicate that […]"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"However, of the 377 sporangia so far investigated from Perton Lane, none has yielded patinate spores; this may indicate that […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From patina + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
From patina + -ate (verb-forming suffix).