PATENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
   Synonym(s)
   • patent of invention (what does patent of invention mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) patent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • document (what does document mean?)
   • written document (what does written document mean?)
   • papers (what does papers mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an official document granting a right or privilege
   Synonym(s)
   • letters patent (what does letters patent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) patent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal document (what does legal document mean?)
   • legal instrument (what does legal instrument mean?)
   • official document (what does official document mean?)
   • instrument (what does instrument mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)

PATENT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make open to sight or notice
   Usage Example(s)
   • His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
   Hypernyms(s) patent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • obviousness (what does obviousness mean?)
   • noticeability (what does noticeability mean?)
   • noticeableness (what does noticeableness mean?)
   • patency (what does patency mean?)
2. Meaning
   • obtain a patent for
   Usage Example(s)
   • Should I patent this invention?
   Hypernyms(s) patent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • procure (what does procure mean?)
   • secure (what does secure mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)
   • patent of invention (what does patent of invention mean?)
   • patentee (what does patentee mean?)
3. Meaning
   • grant rights to
   • grant a patent for
   Hypernyms(s) patent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • register (what does register mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)
   • letters patent (what does letters patent mean?)
   • patent (what does patent mean?)
   • patent of invention (what does patent of invention mean?)
   • patentee (what does patentee mean?)

PATENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
   Synonym(s)
   • apparent (what does apparent mean?)
   • evident (what does evident mean?)
   • manifest (what does manifest mean?)
   • plain (what does plain mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 reac
   Similar To
   • obvious (what does obvious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of a bodily tube or passageway) open
   • affording free passage
   Usage Example(s)
   • patent ductus arteriosus
   Similar To
   • unobstructed (what does unobstructed mean?)