patesco

Verb

 * 1) to be opening, being revealed, being disclosed
 * 2) to be exposed to
 * 3) to become known
 * 4) to extend or stretch out
 * 1) to extend or stretch out

Usage notes
Like most inchoative verbs, is intransitive and tends to imply a change of state or ongoing action. When the state of being open has been achieved, the verb patēo is used, though the distinction is less apparent in the figurative senses. The verbs patefaciō and aperiō are common corresponding transitive verbs which mean "to open [something]".

Conjugation

 * Note: perfect forms are shared with pateō.