Patinate

Origin

patina + -ate

Full definition of patinate

Adjective

1. Having a patina.
• 1996, J. Jansonius, Duncan Colin McGregor, Palynology, principles and applications: Volume 1, However, of the 377 sporangia so far investigated from Perton Lane, none has yielded patinate spores; this may indicate that ...
• 2000, Sa'id Al-Hajri, Bernard Owens, Saudi Aramco, Stratigraphic palynology of the Palaeozoic of Saudi Arabia, Description: Identical to the original description but here we exclude patinate specimens.

Synonyms

• patinated

Verb

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