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patriate

/ˈpeɪtɹi.eɪt/

patriate verb: to assume control of (a governmental power) from a former mother country.

Verb

patriate (third-person singular simple present patriates, present participle patriating, simple past and past participle patriated)

  1. (Canada, transitive) To assume control of (a governmental power) from a former mother country.
    • Canada moved to patriate its constitution from the United Kingdom in 1982.

Forms of patriate

third-person singular presentpatriates
present participlepatriating
past participlepatriated
pastpatriated

Origin of patriate

Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriate.

Questions about patriate

What does patriate mean?
Patriate means to assume control of (a governmental power) from a former mother country.
What part of speech is patriate?
Patriate is a verb.
How do you pronounce patriate?
Patriate is pronounced /ˈpeɪtɹi.eɪt/.
What is the past tense of patriate?
The past tense of patriate is patriated.

Words near patriate in the dictionary

  1. patriarchize
  2. patriarchs
  3. patriarchship
  4. patriarchships
  5. patriarchy
  6. patriate
  7. patriated
  8. patriates
  9. patriating
  10. patriation
  11. patriations

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