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estivate

(es′tə vāt′)

intransitive verb estivated, estivating

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

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

See estivate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also aes·ti·vate

intransitive verb es·ti·vat·ed also aes·ti·vat·ed, es·ti·vat·ing also aes·ti·vat·ing, es·ti·vates also aes·ti·vates

To spend the summer, as at a special place.
Zoology To pass the summer in a dormant or torpid state.

Origin:

Origin: Latin aestīvāre, aestīvāt-

Origin: , from aestīvus, estival; see estival

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