PATENT

• (noun) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

  synonyms : patent of invention

  She wanted a patent for her invention so that others could not copy it. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) an official document granting a right or privilege

  synonyms : letters patent

  He was granted the patent after a lot of delay. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make open to sight or notice

  "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"

• (verb) obtain a patent for

  "Should I patent this invention?"

• (verb) grant rights to; grant a patent for

  He finally decided to patent his invention. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : apparent , evident , manifest , plain , unmistakable

  He was totally aware of its patent advantages. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage

  "patent ductus arteriosus"

  The child was suffering from patent ductus arteriosus. -added by naila_inlas

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