AESTIVATE

estivate, aestivate

(verb) sleep during summer; ā€œcertain animals estivateā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

aestivate (third-person singular simple present aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle aestivated)

Alternative spelling of estivate

Source: Wiktionary


Ɔs"ti*vate, v. i. Etym: [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]

1. To spend the summer.

2. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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