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Noun
S:
(n)
patent (patent%1:10:01::)
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patent of invention (patent_of_invention%1:10:00::)
(a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)
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(n)
patent (patent%1:10:00::)
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letters patent (letters_patent%1:10:00::)
(an official document granting a right or privilege)
Verb
S:
(v)
patent (patent%2:40:00::)
(obtain a patent for)
"Should I patent this invention?"
S:
(v)
patent (patent%2:41:00::)
(grant rights to; grant a patent for)
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(v)
patent (patent%2:30:00::)
(make open to sight or notice)
"His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
patent (patent%3:00:00:unobstructed:00)
((of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage)
"patent ductus arteriosus"
S:
(adj)
apparent (apparent%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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evident (evident%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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manifest (manifest%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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palpable (palpable%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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patent (patent%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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plain (plain%3:00:00:obvious:00)
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unmistakable (unmistakable%3:00:00:obvious:00)
(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"; "a palpable lie"