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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: hibernating adj : (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: {dormant}, {hibernating(a)}, {torpid}]
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