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patinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pati-nate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a patina.

verb

To coat with a patina.

Transitive verb

verb

To become coated with a patina.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English patina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English patinate From patina + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

patinates (present, singular) patinating (participle, present) patinated (participle, past) patinated (past)

Synonyms

patinated patinize patinise

Questions

What does patinate mean?
Having a patina.
Where does patinate come from?
Etymology tree English patina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English patinate From patina + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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