1. patent

noun. ['ˈpætənt'] a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.

Rhymes with Patent

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How do you pronounce patent?

Pronounce patent as ˈpætənt.

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A common misspelling of patent is pattent

Sentences with patent

1. Noun, singular or mass
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Quotes about patent

1. From 'the lesson of the moth':and before i could argue himout of his philosophyhe went and immolated himselfon a patent cigar lighteri do not agree with himmyself i would rather havehalf the happiness and twicethe longevitybut at the same time i wishthere was something i wantedas badly as he wanted to fry himself
- Don Marquis, Archy and Mehitabel

2. Footnote: In 1998, a woman in Saline, Michigan received a patent for a Decorative Penile Wrap...The patent included three pages of drawings, including a penis wearing a ghost outfit, another in the robes of the Grim Reaper, and one dressed up to look like a snowman.
- Mary Roach, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

3. Note to Self: Patent #10w Diving Mask for fish filled with water when oceans disappear.
- Beryl Dov

2. patent

verb. ['ˈpætənt'] obtain a patent for.

3. patent

noun. ['ˈpætənt'] an official document granting a right or privilege.

4. patent

adjective. ['ˈpætənt'] clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

5. patent

adjective. ['ˈpætənt'] (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage.

6. patent

verb. ['ˈpætənt'] make open to sight or notice.

7. patent

verb. ['ˈpætənt'] grant rights to; grant a patent for.