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Webster 1913 Edition


Latibulize

La-tib′u-lize

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Latibulized
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Latibulizing
.]
[L.
latibulum
hiding place, fr.
latere
to lie hid.]
To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid.
[R.]
G. Shaw.

Webster 1828 Edition


Latibulize

LATIB'ULIZE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. latibulum, a hiding place.]
To retire into a den, burrow or cavity, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid.
The tortoise latibulizes in October.

Definition 2024


latibulize

latibulize

English

Verb

latibulize (third-person singular simple present latibulizes, present participle latibulizing, simple past and past participle latibulized)

  1. (rare, archaic, intransitive) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter.
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