patent

patent
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. obvious, plain, clear, evident, apparent; noticeable; open. See visibility, disclosure. — n. & v. See permission.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Concerning a product for which a patent has been obtained]
Syn. controlled, monopolized, patented, licensed, limited, copyrighted, protected, exclusive.
Ant. free*, unpatented, uncontrolled.
2. [Obvious]
Syn. evident, open, clear; see obvious 1 .
n.
Syn. patent right, letters patent, protection, concession, control, limitation, license, copyright, privilege, grant, charter, franchise; see also monopoly .
v.
Syn. license, secure, control, limit, monopolize, safeguard, exclude, copyright, register, trademark.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
(VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[PATE unt]
evident, obvious.
We all recognized his statement as a patent lie.
SYN.: evident, obvious, plain, conspicuous, apparent, clear, open, blatant, glaring, manifest, overt, flagrant, unconcealed, transparent.
ANT.: covert, concealed, subtle
II
n.
grant, right, protection, title, registration, license, certificate of origination.
WORD FIND
• protected right covering literary, musical or artistic work: copyright
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood: apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, plain, pronounced, visible. See SEE. 2. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: broad, clear, obvious, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See CLEAR, SEE.

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