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patent

adjective
  1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    plain
  2. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open
noun
  1. a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
    patent of invention
  2. an official document granting a right or privilege
    letters patent
verb
  1. make open to sight or notice
    “Their behavior patented an embarrassing fact about them.”
  2. obtain a patent for
    “Should I patent this invention?”
  3. grant rights to
    “grant a patent for”