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aestivate
[ es-tuh-veyt or, especially British, ee-stuh- ]
/ ˈɛs təˌveɪt or, especially British, ˈi stə- /
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verb (used without object), aes·ti·vat·ed, aes·ti·vat·ing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM aestivate
aes·ti·va·tion, nounaes·ti·va·tor, nounWords nearby aestivate
aestheticize, aesthetic labour, aesthetics, aesthetic surgery, aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium, Æthelbert
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How to use aestivate in a sentence
In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. WeedThe Australian mudfish (Ceratodus) is not known to hibernate or aestivate.
British Dictionary definitions for aestivate
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aestivate
US estivate
/ (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-) /
verb (intr)
to pass the summer
(of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant conditionCompare hibernate
Derived forms of aestivate
aestivator or US estivator, nounWord Origin for aestivate
C17: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer
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