patentear

Portuguese

Etymology

From patente +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.tẽ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [pa.tẽ.teˈa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.tẽˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.tẽˈtja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ten‧te‧ar

Verb

patentear (first-person singular present patenteio, first-person singular preterite patenteei, past participle patenteado)

  1. to publicize/publicise (to make public)
  2. to patent (register an invention with a government agency)

Conjugation

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