imboscare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to hide (something) from others in order to keep possession of it
  2. (transitive) to dodge (work, an assignment, obligation, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to hoard; to buy up; to forestall
  4. (rare, transitive) to hide in the forest
  5. (archaic, transitive) to cover the ground with wood

Etymology

From im- + bosco + -are.

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