intransitive verb
or es·ti·vate ˈestəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V; Brit usually ˈēs-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin aestivatus, past participle of aestivare to spend the summer, from aestivus
1. : to spend the summer usually at one place and sometimes in relative inactivity
aestivating at his mountain lodge
2. : to pass the summer in a state of torpor — used especially of animals
crabs aestivating in the sand
— compare hibernate