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 Pat·tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patterned p. pr. & vb. n. Patterning.]
 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
    [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise.   --Sir T. Herbert.
 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
 To pattern after, to imitate; to follow.
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