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patent vs alter

alter vs patent

patent is a noun but alter is not a noun.

patent is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

patent and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patent Yes Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of patent; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than patent:
  • patent: make open to sight or notice
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of patent include change, modify.
patent (noun) alter (noun)
an official document granting a right or privilege
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent (adjective) alter (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
patent (verb) alter (verb)
make open to sight or notice remove the ovaries of
obtain a patent for become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
grant rights to; grant a patent for cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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