9 Letter Words for Hibernate
hibernate, inbreathe
8 Letter Words for Hibernate
atherine, herniate, inbreath, thebaine
7 Letter Words for Hibernate
anither, arenite, atebrin, bahrein, beanier, beheira, beneath, bentier, betaine, breathe, earthen, ebriate, enheart, enherit, enteria, etherin, ethrane, hairnet, hearten, herbane, inearth, naether, naither, neither, rabinet, rebathe, teheran, tenebra, thebain, therein, therian, traheen, trainee
6 Letter Words for Hibernate
abient, abrine, aether, anteri, anther, arbith, athene, baiter, banter, barite, bather, beaner, beanie, beaten, beater, beearn, beenah, behear, behint, berain, berate, berith, bertha, berthe, bertin, betain, betear, betire, bharti, binate, birthe, breath, either, entera, entier, entire, entria, erthen, ethane, ethine, habere, hairen, harten, hartin, hearie, heaten, heater, henbit, henter, hereat, herein, hernia, hinter, inhere, nather, neater, nerita, nerite, nether, nither, rateen, ratine, rebait, rebate, rebeat, rebent, rebite, reheat, renate, retain, retina, retine, rhenea, taheen, tanier, teniae, terbia, theban, theine, theirn, thenar, thrain, threne, triene
5 Letter Words for Hibernate
abner, abnet, abret, abrin, aerie, ahent, ahint, ainee, airth, antre, arent, arete, arite, arith, arnee, atren, bairn, baith, baret, barie, barih, barit, barth, bater, bathe, beant, beare, beath, beati, beent, beeth, behen, beira, benet, berat, beret, berne, berth, bihar, birne, birth, biter, brain, brant, brent, breth, brian, brine, brite, brith, earth, eaten, eater, eathe, enate, enhat, enrib, entea, enter, entia, entre, erbia, ether, habet, habit, haine, haint, haire, harbi, hater, heare, heart, heben, herba, herne, hiant, hiate, hiera, hiree, hiren, inert, inter, intra, irate, irena, irene, ither, nathe, neath, neter, niter, raine, ranee, rathe, reate, reban, rebit, rehab, reina, renet, rente, retan, rethe, retia, retie, retin, rheen, rhein, rhine, riant, ribat, rithe, taber, tahin, tairn, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenia, terai, terna, terne, thane, thebe, theer, theia, thein, their, there, thine, thrae, three, tiber, tinea, train, treen, tribe, trina, trine
4 Letter Words for Hibernate
abet, abir, abit, abri, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aith, anet, anre, ante, anti, aren, aret, arni, arte, baht, bain, bait, bane, bani, bant, bare, bari, barn, bart, bate, bath, bean, bear, beat, been, beer, beet, behn, bein, bena, bene, beni, bent, bere, bern, beta, bete, beth, bhat, bien, bier, bine, binh, bint, birn, birt, bite, brae, bran, brat, bree, brei, bret, brie, brin, brit, earn, eath, eine, eira, eire, entr, erat, eria, erie, erin, erne, erth, eten, ethe, etna, haen, hain, hair, hait, hani, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hear, heat, hebe, heer, heir, hent, hera, herb, here, hern, hert, hete, hine, hint, hire, iare, inbe, inta, intr, iran, iter, nabe, naib, nare, natr, near, neat, nebe, neer, neet, nete, neth, neti, rabi, rain, rait, rane, rant, rate, rath, rean, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, rhea, rhet, ribe, rine, rita, rite, tabi, taen, tahr, tain, tane, tanh, tare, tari, tarn, tean, tear, teen, teer, tehr, tene, tera, tern, thae, thai, than, thar, thea, theb, thee, then, thin, thir, tiar, tien, tier, tine, tire, trah, tree, trib, trie, trin, trna
3 Letter Words for Hibernate
abn, abr, abt, aer, ahi, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, arb, are, arn, art, ate, bae, bah, bai, ban, bar, bat, bee, ben, ber, bet, bin, bit, bra, ean, ear, eat, ebn, een, eer, eir, ene, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, eth, hab, hae, han, hat, hee, hei, hen, her, het, hia, hie, hin, hir, hit, iba, int, ira, ire, ita, nab, nae, nah, nar, nat, nbe, nea, neb, nee, nei, net, nib, nie, nit, nth, rab, rah, rai, ran, rat, rbi, rea, reb, ree, reh, rei, rha, rhb, rhe, ria, rib, rie, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tab, tai, tan, tar, tea, tee, ten, ter, tha, thb, the, tib, tie, tin, tra, tri
Definitions for Hibernate
[1] Zoology . to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
[2] to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
[3] to winter in a place with a milder climate: Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.
[4] (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate
[5] to cease from activity
Words related to Hibernate
hide, vegetate, sleep, winter, immure
Words nearby Hibernate
hibachi, hibakusha, hibbing, hibernaculum, hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, hibernia, hibernian, hibernicism, hibernicize
Origin of Hibernate
First recorded in 1795–1805, hibernate is from the Latin word hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate1
Words that may be confused with Hibernate
estivate, hibernate
Other words from Hibernate
hi·ber·na·tion , noun
hi·ber·na·tor , noun
post·hi·ber·na·tion , adjective
sem·i·hi·ber·na·tion , noun
Word origin for Hibernate
C19: from Latin hībernāre to spend the winter, from hībernus of winter, from hiems winter
Synonyms for Hibernate
hole up, hide, immure, sleep, vegetate, winter, lie torpid