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hibernate

[ hahy-ber-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

hibernated, hibernating.
  1. Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate ( def 2 ).
  2. to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
  3. to winter in a place with a milder climate:

    Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.



hibernate

/ ˈɪəˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate
  2. to cease from activity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲ˌԲٴǰ, noun
  • ˌ󾱲ˈԲپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··Բ·پDz [hahy-ber-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··Բ·ٴǰ noun
  • post···Բ·پDz adjective
  • sem·i···Բ·پDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hibernate1

First recorded in 1795–1805, hibernate is from the Latin word īٳܲ (past participle of ī to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hibernate1

C19: from Latin ī to spend the winter, from īԳܲ of winter, from hiems winter
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My default seems to be crawling into myself and hibernating with warm, soft-baked Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with a glass of oat milk.

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Over winter, adult ticks do not hibernate and instead shelter from low temperatures in long vegetation.

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These field exposure estimates informed subsequent studies on the impact of such exposure on hibernating bumble bee queens and the hoary squash bee, a solitary ground-nesting species.

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The fungus invades the skin tissue of hibernating bats and causes them to wake too often or too early during winter, depleting their precious fat stores when there’s scant food.

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Yellow-bellied marmots hibernate for most of the year, but they become active between April and September.

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