HIBERNATES

Verb

hibernates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate

Anagrams

• Eisenbarth, breathes in, inbreathes

Source: Wiktionary

HIBERNATE

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