patinating

Variant of patinate

patinate definition

pati·nate (pat′'n āt′)

transitive verb patinated -·nat′ed, patinating -·nat′·ing

to produce a patina on

intransitive verb

to take on a patina
Also patinize pat′i·nize′

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