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Verb: patriate  'pa-tree,eyt;'pey-tree,eyt
Usage: Cdn
  1. Assume control of a governmental power from a former mother country
    "Since the 1960s, many negotiations have been held between the provinces and the federal government in an attempt to patriate the Constitution"

Derived forms: patriated, patriates, patriating

Encyclopedia: Patriate

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