I.to unveil, uncover, lay bare (not ante-Aug.; syn.: patefacio, aperio, nudo, retego).
I. Lit.: “caput (opp. involvere),” Suet. Galb. 7: “frontem,” Tac. G. 31: “os,” Ov. F. 6, 619: “pectus,” Flor. 4, 2, 71: “carpenta (opp. contegere),” App. M. 10, p. 247: “sacra,” Ov. H. 11, 73. —