patent
/pˈætʌnt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
Adjective Satellite
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "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 reactionary"; "in plain view"
Noun
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Noun
an official document granting a right or privilege
Verb
obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
Verb
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Verb
make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"