ESTIVATE


Meaning of ESTIVATE in English

v.

Variant: also aes · ti · vate

Pronunciation: - ˌ v ā t

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form: -vat · ed ; -vat · ing

Date: 1626

1 : to spend the summer usually at one place

2 : to pass the summer in a state of torpor ― compare HIBERNATE

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.