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patinated

patinated is the simple past and past participle of patinate.

Meaning of patinate

Verb

patinate (third-person singular simple present patinates, present participle patinating, simple past and past participle patinated)

  1. (transitive) To coat with a patina.
  2. (intransitive) To become coated with a patina.

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Adjective

patinated (not comparable)

  1. Bearing a patina.
    • Lamont Langworthy, a 76-year-old architect in Sebastopol, purchased a patinated copper urn […] in which he said his own ashes will eventually be housed.2007 January 18, Patricia Leigh Brown, “In Death as in Life, a Personalized Space”, in New York Times

Words formed from patinated

Questions about patinated

What does patinated mean?
Patinated means bearing a patina.
What is patinated the simple past and past participle of?
Patinated is the simple past and past participle of patinate.
What part of speech is patinated?
Patinated is an adjective.

Words near patinated in the dictionary

  1. patina
  2. patinae
  3. patinaed
  4. patinas
  5. patinate
  6. patinated
  7. patinates
  8. patinating
  9. patination
  10. patinations
  11. patine

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