1. (noun) patent, patent of invention
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Synonyms: letters patent, patent of invention, patent Antonyms: unobvious, obstructed
2. (adj) patent, letters patent
an official document granting a right or privilege
Synonyms: letters patent, patent of invention, patent Antonyms: unobvious, obstructed
3. (adj) patent
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
Synonyms: manifest, unmistakable, plain, evident, apparent Antonyms: unobvious, obstructed
4. (verb) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Synonyms: unembellished, observable, apparent, ostensible, spare, apparent(a), unornamented, patent, plain, sheer, homely, unmistakable, discernible, unmingled, manifest, unvarnished, unmixed, evident, unpatterned, bare, seeming(a) Antonyms: obstructed, unobvious
5. (verb) patent
obtain a patent for
Antonyms: unobvious, obstructed
6. (verb) patent
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Antonyms: unobvious, obstructed
7. (verb) patent
make open to sight or notice
Antonyms: obstructed, unobvious
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