īnsidior ātus, ārī, dep. insidiae, to lie in ambush, lie in wait for: ex occulto, Cs.: mihi: dolis vitae suae, S.: lupus insidiatus ovili, V.: in legatis insidiandis.

—Fig., to watch for, plot against, seize stealthily: Hiscine contra, T.: somno maritorum: tempori, L.