estivate
estivate
Definition
es·ti·vate (es′tə vāt′)
intransitive verb -·vat′ed, -·vat′·ing
- to spend the summer
- to pass the summer in a dormant state, as snails
Etymology: < L aestivatus, pp. of aestivare < aestas: see estival
Browse dictionary entries near estivate
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- Esthonia
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- esthetician
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- Estonia
- Estonian
- estop
- estoppel
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