Usually means: Develop a surface layer naturally.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word patinate:

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  1. patinate: Merriam-Webster
  2. patinate: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. patinate: Collins English Dictionary
  4. patinate: Vocabulary.com
  5. patinate: Wordnik
  6. patinate: Wiktionary
  7. patinate: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. patinate: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. patinate: Dictionary.com
  10. patinate: Rhymezone
  11. patinate: FreeDictionary.org
  12. patinate: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. patinate: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Patinate: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (patinate)

▸ adjective:  Having a patina.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To coat with a patina.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To become coated with a patina.

Similar:
patinize, patinaed, patinous, permatanned, pated, rusted, stained, decayed, photoaged, painty, more...

Opposite:
depaint, strip, polish, clean

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Similar:
patinize, patinaed, patinous, permatanned, pated, rusted, stained, decayed, photoaged, painty, more...

Opposite:
depaint, strip, polish, clean



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