Latibulize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter. rare

    "1802, George Shaw, General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History, vol. 3, part 1, publ. by G. Kearsley, page 11, footnote. When kept in gardens in Italy and Germany, it is observed to latibulize in October, and to reappear in April."

  2. 2
    To retreat and lie hidden. archaic, figuratively, rare

    "Now, sir, two courses are open to you: Without impropriety you might latibulize."

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"1802, George Shaw, General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History, vol. 3, part 1, publ. by G. Kearsley, page 11, footnote. When kept in gardens in Italy and Germany, it is observed to latibulize in October, and to reappear in April."

Etymology

From Latin latibulum (“hiding place”), from latere (“to lie hid”) + -ize.

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