latibulize

verb

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

   rare

   When kept in gardens in Italy and Germany, it is observed to latibulize in October, and to reappear in April.

   1802, George Shaw, General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History, vol. 3, part 1, publ. by G. Kearsley, page 11, footnote.

2. To retreat and lie hidden.

   archaic, figuratively, rare

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

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry latibulize (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← latibulatelatibulum →

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