La-tĭb'ū-līze, v. i.

[imp. & p. p. LATIBULIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. LATIBULIZING.] [Lat. latibulum, hiding-place, from latere, to lie hid.] To retire into a den, burrow, or cavity, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [Rare.] The tortoise latibulizes in October. Shaw.