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† ˈpatefy, v. Obs.
Also 6–7 -ify.
[ad. L. patefac-ĕre to make open, to open, f. patē-re to be open + facĕre to make: cf. liquefy, and see -fy.]
trans. To make open; to disclose, manifest, reveal to the eye or mind.
1533Cranmer Let. to Bp. of Hereford in Misc. Writ. (Parker Soc.) II. 263 When the verity and truth of them shall be patified and made open unto you. 1591R. Bruce Serm. (1843) 282 He hath patefied himself to us by an heavenly light. 1667Waterhouse Fire Lond. 63 Thus God patefies the way to his displeasure. 1788Trifler No. 25. 323 It dimoves every discruciating pain from the stomach, adjuvates digestion, and patefies obstructions. |