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patented

patented is the simple past and past participle of patent.

Meaning of patent

Verb

patent (third-person singular simple present patents, present participle patenting, simple past and past participle patented)

  1. (transitive) 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 his great credit, Manson refused to patent his invention, as he desired to remove any obstacle to its adoption by other companies.1946 November and December, “The Why and The Wherefore: Tablet Exchange Apparatus, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 392
  2. (US, historical, transitive) To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize.

See all 21 meanings of patent

Adjective

patented (not comparable)

  1. For which a patent has been granted.
    Synonyms:
    patent

Synonyms of patented

Antonyms

Words formed from patented

Questions about patented

What does patented mean?
Patented means for which a patent has been granted.
What is patented the simple past and past participle of?
Patented is the simple past and past participle of patent.
What part of speech is patented?
Patented is an adjective.

Words near patented in the dictionary

  1. patentabilities
  2. patentability
  3. patentable
  4. patentably
  5. patentcy
  6. patented
  7. patentee
  8. patentees
  9. patenteeship
  10. patenteeships
  11. patenter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patented (page history and authors); patent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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