- 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)
- 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
- patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
--1 is one way to procure, secure
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun patent1, noun patentee1
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- patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for
--2 is one way to register
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun patent2, noun patent1, noun patentee1
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- patent - make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun patency2
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