hi‧ber‧nate /ˈhaɪbəneɪt $ -ər-/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of hibernare 'to pass the winter', from hibernus 'of the winter']
if an animal hibernates, it sleeps for the whole winter
—hibernation /ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃ
ən $ -bər-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲