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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb patent Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb patent Entailment of verb patent Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb patent 3 senses of patent Sense 1 patent => procure, secure Sense 2 patent => register Sense 3 patent => change, alter Familiarity of verb patent patent used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb patent Sense 1 patent => procure, secure -------------- Sense 2 patent => register -------------- Sense 3 patent => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun patent letters patent patent patent application patent ductus arteriosus patent infringement patent leather patent log patent medicine patent office patent right patent system patentee Overview of noun patent The noun patent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) patent -- (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention) 2. patent, letters patent -- (an official document granting a right or privilege) Overview of verb patent The verb patent has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) patent -- (obtain a patent for "Should I patent this invention?") 2. patent -- (grant rights to grant a patent for) 3. patent -- (make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him") Overview of adj patent The adj patent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. patent -- ((of a bodily tube or passageway) open affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus") 2. 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") Antonyms of adj patent 2 senses of patent Sense 1 patent INDIRECT (VIA unobstructed) -> obstructed Sense 2 apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain INDIRECT (VIA obvious) -> unobvious Similarity of adj patent 2 senses of patent Sense 1 patent => unobstructed (vs. obstructed) Sense 2 apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain => obvious (vs. unobvious) Attributes of adj patent Familiarity of adj patent patent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj patent patent patented Overview of noun patent The noun patent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) patent -- (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention) 2. patent, letters patent -- (an official document granting a right or privilege) Overview of verb patent The verb patent has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) patent -- (obtain a patent for "Should I patent this invention?") 2. patent -- (grant rights to grant a patent for) 3. patent -- (make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him") Overview of adj patent The adj patent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. patent -- ((of a bodily tube or passageway) open affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus") 2. 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")
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