ESTIVATE

estivate, aestivate

(verb) sleep during summer; “certain animals estivate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

estivate (third-person singular simple present estivates, present participle estivating, simple past and past participle estivated)

(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.

Anagrams

• aviettes, evitates

Source: Wiktionary


Es"ti*val, a., Es"ti*vate , v. i., Es`ti*va"tion , n.

Definition: Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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