patent
adjective
- 1
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
- 2
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
patent ductus arteriosus
noun
- 1
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- 2
an official document granting a right or privilege
verb
- 1
make open to sight or notice
His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
- 2
obtain a patent for
Should I patent this invention?
- 3
grant rights to; grant a patent for
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