patent
/ˈpætənt/ verb C2- To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.
- To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership.
- To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize.
He/she/it patents · Past patented · Past participle patented · -ing form patenting
Verb forms
- Base form
- patent
- He/she/it
- patents
- Past
- patented
- Past participle
- patented
- -ing form
- patenting
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“Oh, very simply; black trousers, patent leather boots, white waistcoat, either a black or blue coat, and a long cravat.
Chandler’s patent leather shoes to the edge of his low-cut vest.
Finally, he sniffed the dead man’s lips, and then glanced at the soles of his patent leather boots.
Patent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.
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