Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hibernate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hibernate \Hi"ber*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hibernated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hibernating}.] [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr.
hibernu? wintry. See {Hibernal}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hibernate
v : sleep during winter, as of certain animals, such as bears
[syn: {hole up}] [ant: {estivate}, {estivate}]
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