aestivate
[ es-tuh-veyt or, esp. British, ee-stuh- ]
/ ˈɛs təˌveɪt or, esp. British, ˈi stə- /
verb (used without object), aes·ti·vat·ed, aes·ti·vat·ing.
Nearby words
aesthetician, aestheticism, aestheticize, aesthetics, aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium, aetheling
Related forms
aes·ti·va·tion, nounaes·ti·va·tor, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for aestivation
Of the physiology of aestivation nothing definite appears to have been ascertained.
Aestivation (summer sleep) is the similar condition in which other species pass periods of heat or drought in warm latitudes.
British Dictionary definitions for aestivation (1 of 2)
aestivation
US estivation
/ (ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən, ˌɛs-) /
noun
the act or condition of aestivating
the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals
British Dictionary definitions for aestivation (2 of 2)
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
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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Science definitions for aestivation
aestivation
[ ĕs′tə-vā′shən ]
Another spelling of estivation.
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