pa·tine I. \pəˈtēn\noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin & New Latin patina — more at patina 1.: paten 2.: patina < time has bestowed a patine of oxidation on these vessels — Dorothy Adlow > < a slight patine of the ruddiness of youth — Glenway Wescott > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : patinate