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"Latibulate" is a verb that means to hide in a corner to escape reality or until conditions improve:

Definition

To hide in a corner in an attempt to escape reality or until conditions improve

Pronunciation

In British English, it is pronounced "La tibulate" with four syllables. In the U.S., it is often pronounced similarly to "populate".

Etymology

The word comes from the Latin word latibulāri. The only known use of the verb is in 1623, in the writing of Henry Cockeram, a lexicographer
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