Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latibulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lat-i-bu-late
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To retreat and lie hidden; to hide in a corner.

Archaic; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Latibulate, Privily to hide ones self in a corner."
"He is probably after the manner of his prototype Kellogg, "latibulating" in some secure position, in breathless expectancy that His Excellency, will again uphold usurpation[…]."

Etymology

From Latin latibulārī + -ate, from latibulum (“a hiding-place, lair”) + -ārī. See also latibulize.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: latibulārī
Suffix: -ārī

Usage

Inflected Forms

latibulates (present, singular) latibulating (participle, present) latibulated (participle, past) latibulated (past)

Questions

What does latibulate mean?: To retreat and lie hidden; to hide in a corner.
Where does latibulate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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