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Webster 1913 Edition


Hibernate

Hi′ber-nate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hibernated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hibernating
.]
[L.
hibernare
,
hibernatum
, fr.
hibernus
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hibernate

HI'BERNATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. hiberno.] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters or in seclusion, as birds or beasts.

Definition 2024


hibernate

hibernate

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hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)

  1. (intransitive) To spend winter time in hibernation.
  2. (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
    Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time. Microsoft Corp, Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries (2001)

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hībernāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of hībernō