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Adjective patent has 2 senses

patent - (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
Antonym: obstructed (indirect, via unobstructed)
apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain - clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "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"
Antonym: unobvious (indirect, via obvious)

Noun patent has 2 senses

patent, patent of invention - a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
--₁ is a kind of document, written document, papers

Derived forms: verb patent₂, verb patent₁
patent, letters patent - an official document granting a right or privilege
--₂ is a kind of legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

Derived form: verb patent₂

Verb patent has 3 senses

patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
--₁ is one way to procure, secure

Derived forms: noun patent₁, noun patentee₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for
--₂ is one way to register

Derived forms: noun patent₂, noun patent₁, noun patentee₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
patent - make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
--₃ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun patency₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
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