patent vs modify

patent is a noun but modify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patent	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of patent; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than patent:

Other hypernyms of patent include alter, change.

patent (noun)	modify (noun)
an official document granting a right or privilege
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

patent (adjective)	modify (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage

patent (verb)	modify (verb)
make open to sight or notice	make less severe or harsh or extreme
obtain a patent for	add a modifier to a constituent
grant rights to; grant a patent for	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation