patriate

pa·tri·ate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-tree-eyt; especially British pa‐]
- /ˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; especially British ˈpæ‐/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-tree-eyt; especially British pa‐]
- /ˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; especially British ˈpæ‐/

Definitions of patriate word

verb with object patriate to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country. 1
verb patriate to bring under the authority of an autonomous country, for example as in the transfer of the Canadian constitution from UK to Canadian responsibility 0
verb transitive patriate to return or turn over full legislative powers, as of amendment, to (a constitution) that were formerly held by the government of another country: a term used in Canada to describe the action of taking over the power to amend the constitution from the British parliament in 1982 0

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Origin of patriate

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; back formation from repatriate

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Parts of speech for Patriate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Patriate

patriate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

patriate usage trend in Literature

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