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verb (used without object), -vat·ed, -vat·ing.
1.
to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity.
2.
Zoology. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals.
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Estivate
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| invertebrate phylum with characteristic stinging structures |
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| aestivate or estivate (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-, ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to pass the summer |
| 2. | Compare hibernate (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition |
| [C17: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer] | |
| estivate or estivate | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer] | |
| 'aestivator or estivate | |
| —n | |
| 'estivator or estivate | |
| —n | |
| estivate (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) the usual US spelling of aestivate | |
| 'estivator | |
| —n | |
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