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estivate definition

es·ti·vate (es′tə vāt′)

intransitive verb estivated -·vat′ed, estivating -·vat′·ing

  1. to spend the summer
  2. to pass the summer in a dormant state, as snails

Etymology: < L aestivatus, pp. of aestivare < aestas: see estival

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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