Patinate

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To coat with a patina. transitive
  2. 2
    coat with a patina wordnet
  3. 3
    To become coated with a patina. intransitive
Adjective
  1. 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 […]"

Synonyms

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distressgreenpatinatedpatinatedpatinisepatinize

Example

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"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).

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