patriate
[ pey-tree-eyt; especially British pa‐ ]
/ ˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; especially British ˈpæ‐ /
verb (used with object), pa·tri·at·ed, pa·tri·at·ing. Canadian.
to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
Origin of patriate
First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from
repatriate
OTHER WORDS FROM patriate
pa·tri·a·tion, nounWords nearby patriate
patriarchal cross,
patriarchalism,
patriarchate,
patriarchs,
patriarchy,
patriate,
patricia,
patrician,
patriciate,
patricide,
patrick
British Dictionary definitions for patriating
patriate
/ (ˈpætrɪˌeɪt, ˈpeɪtrɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to bring under the authority of an autonomous country, for example as in the transfer of the Canadian constitution from UK to Canadian responsibility