AESTIVATE


Meaning of AESTIVATE in English

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

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