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单词 patriate
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patriatev.

Brit. /ˈpatrɪeɪt/, /ˈpeɪtrɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˈpeɪtriˌeɪt/, Canadian English /ˈpeitriˌeit/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin patria , -ate suffix3.
Etymology: < classical Latin patria patria n. + -ate suffix3, after repatriate v. Compare patriation n.
Canadian.
transitive. To transfer control over (a constitution or constitutional legislation) from a mother country to its former dependency. Cf. repatriate v. 3.Apparently only used with reference to the transfer of control over the Canadian constitution from Britain to Canada in 1982.
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society > law > legislation > make (laws) or establish as law [verb (transitive)] > bring under that of mother country
patriate1966
1966 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 28 Jan. 373/2 Mr. T. C. Douglas (Burnaby-Coquitlam):..would the Prime Minister care to indicate to the house what action the government now proposes to take with a view to having a constitution in Canada amendable by Canadians? Right Hon. L. B. Pearson (Prime Minister):..We intend to do everything we can to have the constitution of Canada repatriated, or patriated.
1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Mar. 15/1 It was Mr. Trudeau's government that pushed through the bilingualism policy making French an equal language with English, as well as patriating—i.e., bringing home from Britain—the Canadian Constitution.
1990 Canad. Geographic June 86/3 When the Canadian constitution was patriated in 1982, the entire British North America Act was incorporated into it as the Constitution Act, 1867.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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