The Liberal leader proposed a scheme to immediately patriate the constitution, now lodged in Westminster, with provision for a referendum if the provinces can't agree on a way to amend it (Maclean's).
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re|pa|tri|ate — «ree PAY tree ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to send back to one s own country: »After peace was declared, refugees and prisoners of war were repatriated. 2. to restore to citizenship. 3. to restore to the country or people of orig … Useful english dictionary
e|lu|tri|ate — «ih LOO tree ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to purify by washing or straining. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by straining. ╂[< Latin ēlūtriāre (with English ate1) < ēluere wash out < … Useful english dictionary
ex|pa|tri|ate — «verb. ehks PAY tree ayt; noun, adjective. ehks PAY tree iht, ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to force to leave one s country; banish; exile. 2. a) to withdraw ( … Useful english dictionary
ex·pa·tri·ate — /ɛkˈspeıtrijət, Brit ɛkˈspætriət/ noun, pl ates [count] : a person who lives in a foreign country American expatriates living in Paris expatriate adj, always used before a noun expatriate writers … Useful english dictionary
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
tri|ra´di|ate´ly — tri|ra|di|ate «try RAY dee ayt», adjective. having or consisting of the rays; radiating in three directions from a central point. –tri|ra´di|ate´ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tri|ra|di|ate — «try RAY dee ayt», adjective. having or consisting of the rays; radiating in three directions from a central point. –tri|ra´di|ate´ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tri|fo|li|ate — «try FOH lee iht, ayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three leaves or leaflets (used chiefly, in the latter sense, of compound leaves, as a shortened form of trifoliolate). 2. having such leaves. Clover is trifoliate. ╂[< tri + Latin foliātus… … Useful english dictionary
tri|sul|cate — «try SUHL kayt», adjective. 1. Botany. having three sulci or grooves. 2. Zoology. divided into three digits, as a foot. ╂[< Latin trisulcus having three clefts (< tri three + sulcus furrow) + English ate 1] … Useful english dictionary
tri|ac|e|tin — «try AS uh tihn», noun. an oily liquid found in cod liver oil, butter, and other fats, or derived by the action of acetic acid on glycerol, used in treating athlete s foot and other fungous diseases, in making celluloid, as a fixative for… … Useful english dictionary
