transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: modification (influenced by English -fy ) of Latin patefacere, from patēre to be open, be evident + facere to make, do — more at fathom , do
obsolete : to make open or manifest : declare , reveal
transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: modification (influenced by English -fy ) of Latin patefacere, from patēre to be open, be evident + facere to make, do — more at fathom , do
obsolete : to make open or manifest : declare , reveal
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012