delitesco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dē- +‎ latēscō (hide).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēlitēscō (present infinitive dēlitēscere, perfect active dēlituī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to hide, or go into hiding
  2. to withdraw
  3. to take refuge
    Synonyms: concurrō, perfugiō, cōnfugiō

Conjugation

References

  • delitesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • delitesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • delitesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.