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to patent
01
to obtain legal ownership and protection for an invention or innovation
Transitive: to patent an invention
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
patent
3rd person singular
patents
Past simple
patented
Past participle
patented
Examples
After years of hard work, the scientist was finally able to patent her novel medical discovery.
02
to officially grant legal rights for an invention, innovation, or process
Transitive: to patent a product
Examples
The patent office patented the new solar panel design after reviewing the application.
patent
01
readily apparent without any ambiguity
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
ungradable
Examples
The patent errors in the report led to immediate corrections.
02
(of a tube or passage in the body) open and allowing free passage
Examples
A patent blood vessel ensures proper circulation.
Patent
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
patents
Examples
The inventor received a patent for his innovative solar-powered car, protecting his design from being copied.
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