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| pat·ri·ate [ páytree àyt ] (past and past participle pat·ri·ated, present participle pat·ri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular pat·ri·ates) |
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gain control of: to obtain control over a constitution that was formerly under the control of a colonial power
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refers to a former dependency
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