pateō uī, —, ēre
2 PAT-,
to stand open, lie open, be open
: mihi patent fores, T.: ut mihi tua domus pateat, T.: nares semper patent: semitae patuerant, Cs.: ne fugae quidem patebat locus, L.: patet isti ianua leto,
there lies open
, V.—
To lie open, be exposed
: patens volneri equus, L.—
To stretch out, extend
: Helvetiorum fines in longitudinem milia passuum CCXI
patebant, Cs.—Fig.,
to be open, be free, be allowable, be accessible, be attainable
: si Antonio patuisset Gallia: his omnium domūs
patent, Cs.: praemia quae pateant
stipendiariis.—Of the mind or senses,
to be open, be ready to hear, attend
: (constat) patere aurīs tuas querelis omnium:
tamquam ad cogitationes pateat animus, Ta.—
To be exposed, be liable
: multa patent in eorum vitā, quae
fortuna feriat.—
To extend
: in quo vitio latissime patet avaritia.—
To be clear, be plain, be well known, be manifest
: patere tua consilia non sentis?: cum pateat
aeternum id esse, quod, etc.