patriate


patriate

(ˈpætrɪˌeɪt; ˈpeɪtrɪˌeɪt) vb (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 ˌpatriˈation n

pa•tri•ate

(ˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; esp. Brit. ˈpæ-)
v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. Canadian. to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country. [1965–70; back formation from repatriate] pa`tri•a′tion, n.