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Patent

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Definitions for Patent

noun
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Synonyms
patent of invention
noun
an official document granting a right or privilege
Synonyms
letters patent
verb
obtain a patent for
Examples
  1. Should I patent this invention?
verb
grant rights to
Examples
  1. grant a patent for
verb
make open to sight or notice
Examples
  1. His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
adjective
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open
Examples
  1. affording free passage
  2. patent ductus arteriosus
adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Synonyms
apparent evident manifest palpable plain unmistakable
Examples
  1. the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
  2. evident hostility
  3. manifest disapproval
  4. patent advantages
  5. made his meaning plain
  6. it is plain that he is no reactionary
  7. in plain view
  8. a palpable lie

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