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Becoming hidden
Answer for the clue "Becoming hidden ", 9 letters:
latescent
Word definitions for latescent in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context rare English) latent, hidden, obscure
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"tending to become latent," 1836, from Latin latescentem (nominative latescens ), present participle of latescere "to hide oneself, be hidden," inchoative of latere (see latent ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Latescent \La*tes"cent\, a. [L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.] Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning. --Sir W. Hamilton.