patriate
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]patriate (third-person singular simple present patriates, present participle patriating, simple past and past participle patriated)
- (Canada, transitive) To assume control of (a governmental power) from a former mother country.
- Canada moved to patriate its constitution from the United Kingdom in 1982.