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to patinate

to patinate

1 9.9
To give a metal surface a thin colored layer that looks aged
  • verb
  • /ˈpætɪneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : patinar
  • To achieve a vintage look, they patinated the metal surface of the table.
  • patinated bronze
  • patinated surface

Examples

  • The deeply set windows feature patinated bronze frames.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • This example, 46 centimeters long, is finely carved and patinated.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Having run away from the Tower Police, he trudged along Kawaramachi Avenue by the Kamo River looking for a place to die, and he stopped by a patinated bridge.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Carpenters Workshop Gallery showed some wild pieces from Studio Job, including a Taj Mahal Table (2012) in patinated and polished bronze in the back left corner and ...

    Blog text (6)

  • The artist decided to patinate the sculpture to give it an aged, rustic appearance.

  • She wants to patinate the bronze door handles to match the antique decor in her home.

Synonyms

to patinize
vsto patinate
  • Specialized
9.9

Coat a metal surface so it develops a thin aged or colored layer

causes a surface to develop a patina naturally or by deliberate treatment

How Patinated

tarnish
3 5.7
to oxidize
  • Specialized
9 6.1
to patinate
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to age
130 1.0
to stain
113 3.2

Surface Forms

patinate infinitive
patinated past
patinated past participle
patinating present participle
patinates third person singular

Morphology

patinate = patina (transparent) = patina + ate

Standard verb formation from the noun 'patina' using the productive suffix '-ate' meaning 'to cause to have', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word patinate comes from patina, which means 'a thin surface layer' and originally named a shallow 'pan' in Italian and Latin, so you can imagine a thin coat covering an object. So, to patinate is to make metal develop that thin, aged or colored finish.