sublego

sub-legō lēgī, lēctus, ere,

to gather from below, gather up: (puer) Sublegit quodcumque iaceret inutile, H.—To catch up secretly, gather by stealth: tibi carmina, V.—To choose as a substitute, elect instead: in demortuorum locum, L.: familias (in numerum patriciorum), Ta.