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. Milton.
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.