Wiktionary
PATINATE, adjective. Having a patina.
PATINATE, verb. (transitive) To coat with a patina.
PATINATE, verb. (intransitive) To become coated with a patina.
Dictionary definition
PATINATE, verb. Coat with a patina.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.
