patinate
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Definition of patinate
: to give a patina to
: to take on a patina —usually used in the past participle patinated bronze
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Masterpieces are dotted across the lawn: There is a massive and rustily patinated 180-ton Richard Serra sculpture, Sidewinder, anchoring the front yard, its two curving steel walls shadowing each other. — Ted Loos, WSJ, "The Hamptons Oasis That Barnes & Noble Built," 24 May 2018 Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams. — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018 Whealon layers items from different periods and cultures, artfully mixing the pristine and the patinated. — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, "The A-List: 60+ Of The Best Interior Designers From The Pages Of ELLE DECOR And Beyond," 23 May 2016 Porto itself, in all its patinated, out-of-time beauty, may effectively be the third star of this fractured two-hander, but the film is no gilded travelogue. — Guy Lodge, chicagotribune.com, "'Porto' review: Anton Yelchin stars in a film that's in love with love and cinema," 11 Jan. 2018 Space Copenhagen’s roomy oak lounge chair has an airy, not bulky, presence thanks to its spindle back and slender, patinated-brass arm rails. — Sarah Medford, WSJ, "London’s Design Fair: The Top 10 Pieces We’re Obsessed With," 28 Sep. 2017 There were oak cabinet doors that had seatbeltlike pulls by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), doors made of wood and thick strips of copper by Henning Larsen Architects and doors in smoked oak or patinated bronze by Norm Architects. — Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "Putting a Designer’s Polish on Ikea Products," 2 Oct. 2017 Calhoun Cabinets built the cabinets covered with a blue paint, patinated to look old. — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, "Old World estate serves as glamorous weekend retreat for owners in rural Missouri," 20 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'patinate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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