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hibernate
[ hahy-ber-neyt ]
verb (used without object)
- Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate ( def 2 ).
- to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
- to winter in a place with a milder climate:
Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.
hibernate
/ ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt /
verb
- (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate
- to cease from activity
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Derived Forms
- ˈhiberˌnator, noun
- ˌhiberˈnation, noun
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Other Words From
- hi·ber·na·tion [hahy-ber-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
- hi·ber·na·tor noun
- post·hi·ber·na·tion adjective
- sem·i·hi·ber·na·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hibernate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hibernate1
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Example Sentences
After these well-meaning moments they are left alone to hibernate with their own devastation.
The insects frequently hibernate in warmed houses, and may bite during the winter.
It is thought that kangaroo rats do not hibernate but remain more or less active throughout the winter.
We cannot well believe that they hibernate, nor is the hypothesis of a sojourn in the middle strata of mid-ocean exactly tenable.
In winter they hibernate like our squirrels, passing several months underground in a kind of slow and nearly motionless existence.
The above facts proved that it was just at the season of the year when the bear was ready to hibernate.
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