Synonyms for hibernate
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.
Related words
- Word family
- hibernacle hibernaculum hibernal hibernation
Forms
- Past participle
- hibernated
e.g. hibernated → vegetated…
Example sentences
- vegetate I'd rather die now than vegetate for fifty more years.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hibernate | steady | |
| vegetate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- vegetate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vegetate3 = 3 syllables).