Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
HIBERNATE
hibernate, hole up
(verb) sleep during winter; “Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves”
hibernate
(verb) be in an inactive or dormant state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)
(intransitive) To spend winter time in hibernation.
(intransitive) To live in seclusion.
(intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
Antonyms
• aestivate, estivate
Anagrams
• breathe in, inbreathe
Source: Wiktionary
Hi"ber*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal.]
Definition: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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