aestivate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːstɪˌveɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(es′tə vāt′ or, esp. Brit., ē′stə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
aes•ti•vate  (es′tə vāt′ or, esp. Brit., ē′stə-),USA pronunciation v.i., -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 
  1. estivate.
aes′ti•va′tion, n. 
aes′ti•va′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aestivate, estivate / ˈiːstɪˌveɪt ˈɛs-/ (intransitive)
  1. to pass the summer
  2. (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition
    Compare hibernate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer
'aestivate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
estivate - hibernate

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