patefeci
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);
sg. perf. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...ostium quod in angiportu est horti, patefeci fores, eaque eduxi omnem legionem, et maris et feminas. postquam..."In Catilinam II
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...superioris noctis consilia ad me perlata esse sentiunt; patefeci in senatu hesterno die; Catilina ipse pertimuit, profugit..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...iter aliud atque Hannibal, nobis opportunius, patefeci. Recepi Galliam, Pyrenaeum, Lacetaniam, Indigetis et primum impetum Sertori victoris novis..."