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hibernate
verb
intr
hibernated, hibernating
1. Said of certain animals: to pass the winter in a dormant state; to be completely inactive.
Derivative
: hibernation
noun
Etymology
: 19c: from Latin
hibernare
to spend the winter, from
hibernus
wintry.
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