Hibernate

v. i.

1.

To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating .] Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. - Southey.

Verb	1.	hibernate - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" Synonyms: hole up Antonyms: aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"
	2.	hibernate - be in an inactive or dormant state

aestivate, be a sideliner, be latent, be still, coast, delay, do nothing, drift, escape notice, hang fire, have nothing on, idle, lay by, lay off, lay to, lie beneath, lie by, lie dormant, lie fallow, lie hid, lie idle, lie low, lie off, lie to, lie up, lurk, make no sign, not budge, not stir, rest, ride at anchor, sit back, sit it out, smolder, stagnate, underlie, vegetate, wait and see, watch and wait