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

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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

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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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