Estivate
[es-tuh-veyt] /ˈɛs təˌveɪt/
verb (used without object), estivated, estivating.
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.
/ˈiːstɪˌveɪt; ˈɛs-/
verb
1.
(intransitive) the usual US spelling of aestivate
v.
“to spend the summer,” mid-17c., from Latin aestivatus, past participle of aestivare “to spend the summer,” from aestus “heat,” aestas “summer,” literally “the hot season,” from Proto-Italic *aissat-, from PIE *aidh- “to burn” (see edifice). Related: Estivated; estivating.
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