Definition of patre:
(v) :
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
(v) :
(transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
(v) :
To trim the hoof of a horse.
(v) :
(Ireland, slang) To sharpen a pencil.
(n) :
A Bantu language spoken in Tanzania.