hibernated

[hi-ber-neyt]

verb (used without object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.

Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.

to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.

to winter in a place with a milder climate: Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Latin hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate¹

Related forms

hi·ber·na·tion, noun

hi·ber·na·tor, noun

post·hi·ber·na·tion, adjective

sem·i·hi·ber·na·tion, noun

Can be confused: estivate, hibernate.

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Hibernated is always a great word to know.

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