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patent
adjective(pa-tent)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Synonyms: apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable,
Examples:
Patent advantages.
patent
noun(pa-tent)
an official document granting a right or privilege
Synonyms: letters patent,
patent
noun(pa-tent)
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Synonyms: patent of invention,
patent
verb(pa-tent)
grant rights to; grant a patent for
patent
verb(pa-tent)
make open to sight or notice
Examples:
His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him.
patent
verb(pa-tent)
obtain a patent for
Examples:
Should I patent this invention?.
patent
adjective(pa-tent)
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
Examples:
Patent ductus arteriosus.

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