latibulate
To retreat and lie hidden; to hide in a corner.
archaic, figuratively, obsolete, rare
Latibulate, Privily to hide ones self in a corner.
Where it comes from
From Latin latibulārī + -ate, from latibulum (“a hiding-place, lair”) + -ārī. See also latibulize.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry latibulate (CC BY-SA 4.0).