Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
patefacio. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
patefacio, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
patefacio in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
patefacio you have here. The definition of the word
patefacio will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
patefacio, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
From pateō (“be open”) + faciō (“make, construct”).
Pronunciation
Verb
patefaciō (present infinitive patefacere, perfect active patefēcī, supine patefactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- to open, throw open
- Synonyms: aperiō, adaperiō
- Antonyms: interclūdō, claudō, inclūdō, arceō, obserō, operiō
- (figuratively) to disclose, uncover, reveal, bring to light
- Synonyms: aperiō, adaperiō
- Antonyms: vēlō, dissimulō, occultō, obnūbō
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “patefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “patefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- patefacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to open a route: viam patefacere, aperire
- to turn a deaf ear to, to open one's ears to..: aures claudere, patefacere (e.g. veritati, assentatoribus)