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patent

/'pætənt/

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adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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"patent advantages"

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apparent evident manifest palpable plain unmistakable obvious
noun
an official document granting a right or privilege
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letters patent

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legal instrument official document instrument legal document
noun
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
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patent of invention

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document papers written document
verb
grant rights to; grant a patent for
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register
verb
make open to sight or notice
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"His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"

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modify alter change
verb
obtain a patent for
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"Should I patent this invention?"

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secure procure
adjective
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
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"patent ductus arteriosus"

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unobstructed

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