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| 1. | [ noun ] (writing) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention | |
| Synonyms: | patent_of_invention | |
| Related terms: | document | |
| 2. | [ verb ] obtain a patent for | |
| Examples: | "Should I patent this invention?" |
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| Related terms: | procure | |
| 3. | [ verb ] grant rights to; grant a patent for | |
| Related terms: | register | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses | |
| Synonyms: | evident apparent plain manifest | |
| Examples: | "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields" "evident hostility" "manifest disapproval" "patent advantages" "made his meaning plain" "in plain view" |
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| Related terms: | obvious | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make open to sight or notice | |
| Examples: | "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" |
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| Related terms: | change obviousness | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage | |
| Examples: | "patent ductus arteriosus" |
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| Related terms: | unobstructed | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (law,writing) an official document granting a right or privilege | |
| Synonyms: | letters_patent | |
| Related terms: | legal_document law | |
| Similar spelling: |
patently patentee patented patient patiently potent Patenaude |
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