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patent

/ patent /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Type of:
document written document papers
noun Sense 2
an official document granting a right or privilege
Type of:
legal document legal instrument official document
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 3
make open to sight or notice
"His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
obviousness noticeability noticeableness patency
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
obtain a patent for
"Should I patent this invention?"
Type of:
procure secure
Derived:
patent of invention patentee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Type of:
register
Derived:
letters patent patent of invention patentee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 6
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
"patent ductus arteriosus"
Similar:
unobstructed
adjective satellite Sense 7
clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
"evident hostility"
"manifest disapproval"
"patent advantages"
"made his meaning plain"
"it is plain that he is no reac"
Similar:
obvious
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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document written document papers legal document legal instrument official document change alter modify procure secure register