hivernate

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A form of hibernate — To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

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Meanings

verbhivernate (third-person singular simple present hivernates, present participle hivernating, simple past and past participle hivernated)

present singular third person hivernates · participle present hivernating · participle past hivernated · past hivernated

  1. intransitiveobsoleterareObsolete form of hibernate.
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APA

hivernate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hivernate

MLA

“hivernate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hivernate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hivernate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hivernate.

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