patefaciunt
Dictionary entries
- Entry →patefacio, patefacere, patefeci, patefactus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
reveal/uncover/disclose/expose; bring to light; make known/visible; dissect;; open (up); (gates); clear, make available; deploy (troops); expose (to attack);
pl. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...omnia in benignitate habebantur. Igitur quaestori mandata Bocchi patefaciunt; simul ab eo petunt, uti fautor consultorque sibi assit..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...primum fama, dein profugi e proelio perditas res patefaciunt. non expectavit militum ardor vocem imperatoris; bonum haberet animum..."