Word: hibernate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: hi
ber
nate
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: hibernate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hībernātus
Language: la
Decoded: hibernatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: to pass the winter