- estivated
- v. be inactive during the summer months (Zoology); spend the summer in a certain place (also aestivate)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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estivate — estivator, n. /es teuh vayt /, v.i., estivated, estivating. 1. to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity. 2. Zool. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and… … Universalium
estivate — to spend the summer, mid 17c., from L. aestivatus, pp. of aestivare to spend the summer, from aestus heat, aestas summer, lit. the hot season, from PIE *aidh to burn (see EDIFICE (Cf. edifice)). Related: Estivated; … Etymology dictionary
estivate — /ˈɛstəveɪt/ (say estuhvayt) verb (i) (estivated, estivating) → aestivate …
estivate — [es′tə vāt΄] vi. estivated, estivating [< L aestivatus, pp. of aestivare < aestas: see ESTIVAL] 1. to spend the summer 2. to pass the summer in a dormant state, as snails: cf. HIBERNATE … English World dictionary
