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

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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