patinate
Verb
Verb Forms: patinated, patinating, patinates
- To give a patina or a lustrous surface to something.
- coat with a patina
- To coat with a patina.
- To become coated with a patina.
Adj
- Having a patina.
Examples
- He tried to PATINATE his old Scrabble board with new, vibrant word plays.
Origin / Etymology
From patina + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Scrabble Score: 10
patinate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpatinate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patinate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
patinate: valid Words With Friends Word