The difference between Manifest and Patent
When used as nouns, manifest means a list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship, whereas patent means a declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention.
When used as verbs, manifest means to show plainly, whereas patent means to successfully register an invention with a government agency.
When used as adjectives, manifest means evident to the senses, especially to the sight, whereas patent means open, unobstructed, expanded.
check bellow for the other definitions of Manifest and Patent
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Manifest as an adjective:
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
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Manifest as an adjective:
Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
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Manifest as an adjective (rare, used with "of"):
Detected; convicted.
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Manifest as a noun:
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
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Manifest as a noun (computing):
A file containing metadata describing other files.
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Manifest as a noun (obsolete):
A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
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Manifest as a verb:
To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
Examples:
"His courage manifested itself through the look on his face."
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Manifest as a verb:
To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
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Patent as a noun:
A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
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Patent as a noun:
A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
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Patent as a noun:
License; formal permission.
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Patent as a noun:
Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
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Patent as a verb:
To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
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Patent as an adjective (biology):
Open, unobstructed, expanded.
Examples:
"That is a patent ductus arteriosus."
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Patent as an adjective:
Explicit and obvious.
Examples:
"Those claims are patent nonsense."
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Patent as an adjective (of flour):
That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.
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Patent as an adjective:
Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
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Patent as an adjective:
Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
Examples:
"letters patent"
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Patent as an adjective:
Protected by a legal patent.
Examples:
"a patent right; patent medicines"