Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.to hide, conceal, secrete (class.).—With pers. pron.: “neque latebrose me abs tuo Conspectu occultabo,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 2: “noli avorsari, neque te occultassis mihi,” id. ib. 3, 2, 1.—The place of concealment usu. expressed by abl. with in: “ut aves, tum in hac, tum in illā parte se occultent,” Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120: “in hortis suis se occultans,” id. Att. 9, 11, 1: “in quā (latebrā) tabella occultaret suffragium,” id. Leg. 3, 15, 34; Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85; Just. 25, 2, 3; Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 11; or by advv. of place: “ibi se occultans,” Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77: “cum paucissimis alicubi occultabor,” id. Att. 10, 10, 3.—But also by the abl. (of means): “Hiempsal reperitur, se occultans tugurio,” Sall. J. 12, 5: “se latebris,” Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7: “insulis sese,” Caes. B. G. 6, 31, 3; 5, 19, 1; 7, 45, 5; Liv. 7, 14, 8; Tac. A. 2, 17; id. H. 3, 84: “quae natura occultavit,” Cic. Off. 1, 35, 127: “occultare et dissimulare appetitum voluptatis,” id. ib. 1, 30, 105; cf.“, in the contrary order: dissimulare et occultare aliquid,” Caes. B. C. 2, 31: “intus veritas occultetur,” Cic. Fin. 2, 24: “legionem silvis,” Caes. B. G. 7, 45: “aliquid in terram,” id. ib. 7, 85 (dub.; “Schneider, Nipperdey, Kraner, in terrā): neque occultati humilitate arborum,” Sall. J. 49, 5; Ov. M. 2, 686: “fugam,” Caes. B. G. 1, 27.—Mid.: “stellae occultantur,” hide themselves, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 5 (opp. aperiuntur).—With inf.: “est res quaedam, quam occultabam tibi dicere,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 22.