patent vs secure

secure vs patent

patent is a noun but secure is not a noun.

patent and secure both are adjectives.

patent and secure both are verbs.

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

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

patent: obtain a patent for
secure: get by special effort

Other hypernyms of patent include procure.

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

patent (adjective)	secure (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment	free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage	free from danger or risk
	not likely to fail or give way
	immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
	financially safe

patent (verb)	secure (verb)
make open to sight or notice	make certain of
obtain a patent for	cause to be firmly attached
grant rights to; grant a patent for	fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
	furnish with battens
	get by special effort
	assure payment of

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