patriate
/ˈpeɪtrɪeɪt/verb
with obj.
- transfer control over (a constitution) from a mother country to its former dependency把修改（宪法）的权力从宗主国移交给原附属国：
the Canadian government moved to patriate the constitution from Great Britain.
加拿大政府采取行动, 把修改宪法的权力从英国手中接管过来。