Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To pass the winter in a dormant or torpid state.
- v. To be in an inactive or dormant state or period.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To winter; pass the season of winter in close quarters or in seclusion, and generally in a torpid condition, as some animals.
- Figuratively, to remain in seclusion; pass the time torpidly or apathetically.
Wiktionary
- v. intransitive To spend winter time in hibernation.
- v. intransitive (computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.
WordNet 3.0
- v. sleep during winter
- v. be in an inactive or dormant state
Etymologies
- From Latin hibernatus, from hibernō, from hībernus ("winter"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin hībernāre, hībernāt-, to winter, from hībernus, relating to winter; see ghei- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Waking from hibernate is quick, just 10 seconds on a modern laptop.”
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“The fall and winter, when my mood can sometimes be uneven and I seem to want to hibernate, is not the time to try to get cover model abs.”
“In fact, this instinct to hibernate is exactly why we should gather together, celebrating life and family and togetherness, thinking about the best of the year gone past and making plans for the one to come.”
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“Today, scientists simply use the word hibernate when discussing the physiological processes of bears that go to sleep for the winter.”
“A vaccine is a possibility, but vaccines may not function well when the bats hibernate, which is also when they are most vulnerable.”
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“Last Edit: December 21, 2008, 07: 53: 50 AM by sammy2fish », it must be something like the data sitting in hibernate, that is causing the problem.”
“I agree with kjpetrie, it must be something like the data sitting in hibernate, that is causing the problem.”
“Another way to hibernate is to 'Log Off' and then hibernate.”
“SmartSleep. prefPane Two years back, a feature called hibernate silently went into newer Powerbooks.”
Lists
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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Papageno's Words, Pt. I
hobbledehoy, absquatulate, chthonic, prolix, ululate, internecine, verisimilitude, animadversion, concupiscence, vertiginous, cucullate, lucubrate and 1554 more...
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ginnylev's Words
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2008 Wordlist
Hopefully, I'll be using this site for more than one year. It will be fun then to look back and see what new words I found worthy of notice in any given year.
All words spotted in 2008...longanimity, permalancer, breeder, biodegradable, handicapable, gender-neutral, translator, interpreter, translation, interpreting, kleptocracy, fanfiction and 1598 more...
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bush, bough, twig, trunk, thron, oak, bud, pine, petal, mamal, claw, worm and 36 more...
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AgentM's Words
words i like for some reason
vespertine, gavone, serendipity, volta, wanderlust, blowdown, hibernate, deluge, beguile, hoodwink, iterative, revelling and 5 more...
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words liked by the ghost which is me
sartorial, toady, apple-polish, tog, splenetic, revelling, iterative, hoodwink, beguile, deluge, hibernate, wanderlust and 4 more...
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