patent
verb/ˈpætnt/, /ˈpeɪtnt/
/ˈpætnt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they patent | /ˈpætnt/, /ˈpeɪtnt/ /ˈpætnt/ |
| he / she / it patents | /ˈpætnts/, /ˈpeɪtnts/ /ˈpætnts/ |
| past simple patented | /ˈpætntɪd/, /ˈpeɪtntɪd/ /ˈpætntɪd/ |
| past participle patented | /ˈpætntɪd/, /ˈpeɪtntɪd/ /ˈpætntɪd/ |
| -ing form patenting | /ˈpætntɪŋ/, /ˈpeɪtntɪŋ/ /ˈpætntɪŋ/ |
- patent something to obtain a patent for an invention or a processWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patent- ‘lying open’, from the verb patere. The noun sense is from letters patent.
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