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HIBERNATE

\hˈa͡ɪbənˌe͡ɪt], \hˈa‍ɪbənˌe‍ɪt], \h_ˈaɪ_b_ə_n_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of HIBERNATE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To pass the winter in a state of torpor or sleep, as do certain animals; to winter.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To winter: to pass the winter in sleep or torpor.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To winter; pass the winter in sleep.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To pass the winter, especially in a torpid state.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To winter, or pass the winter season in torpor or sleep.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To pass the winter in a state of seclusion or sleep, as certain wild animals do.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To pass the winter in a resting state.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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