† ˈpatulicate, v. Obs. rare—0.
[f. ppl. stem of med. or mod.L. patulicāre to open, spread out, f. patul-us patulous.]
Hence † patuliˈcation.
| 1656 Blount Glos., Patulicate, to be opened, or made wide. 1658 Phillips, Patulication, a being opened, or made wide. |