patinate

English · Español · Italiano · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

patinate¹

adjective

  1. not comparable Having a patina. However, of the 377 sporangia so far investigated from Perton Lane, none has yielded patinate spores; this may indicate that […]

    Similar: patinated

patinate²

verb patinates · patinating · patinated

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

Translations

Every language

verb to become coated with a patina

Deutschanlaufen, patinieren, verbleichen, oxidieren

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"patinate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patinate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

patinate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patinate

Chicago

"patinate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patinate.

BibTeX
@misc{patinate_2026,
  title = {patinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}