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HIBERNATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sleep during winter

Example:

Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves

Synonyms:

hibernate; hole up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "hibernate" is one way to...):

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

Sentence frame:

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Antonym:

aestivate; estivate (sleep during summer)

Derivation:

hibernation (cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals)

hibernation (the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be in an inactive or dormant state

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hibernate" is one way to...):

rest (be inactive, refrain from acting)

Sentence frames:

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