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To hibernate is to spend the winter in a dormant state or sleep through the winter, or to stay indoors and not leave. (verb)
- When you lock yourself in your house for a week with books and magazines, this is an example of a situation where you hibernate.
- When a bear sleeps through the winter in a dormant state, this is an example of a situation where the bear hibernates.
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