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Adjective patented has 1 sense
  1. patented - (of devices and processes) protected by patent; "they are patented inventions"
    Antonym:     nonproprietary (indirect, via proprietary)
,Verb patent has 3 senses
  1. patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
    --1 is one way to     procure, secure
    Derived forms: noun patent1, noun patentee1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for
    --2 is one way to     register
    Derived forms: noun patent2, noun patent1, noun patentee1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. patent - make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
    --3 is one way to     change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun patency2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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