Hibernate
Pronunciation : Hi"ber*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal.]
Definition : Defn: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913