patēscō (-īscō) patuī, ere, inch. pateo, to be laid open, be opened, open: atria longa pate{*} scunt, V.: portus patescit, V.

—To stretch out, extend: civitates, in quas Germania patescit, Ta.: latius patescente imperio, L.

—Fig., to be disclosed, become visible, be manifest: Danaum patescunt Insidiae, V.