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.
OTHER WORDS FROM aestivate
aes·ti·va·tion, noun aes·ti·va·tor, nounWords nearby aestivate
aesthetician,
aestheticism,
aestheticize,
aesthetics,
aestival,
aestivate,
aestivation,
aet.,
aetatis suae,
aethalium,
aetheling
Example sentences from the Web for aestivate
The Australian mudfish (Ceratodus) is not known to hibernate or aestivate.
In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate.
Butterflies Worth Knowing |Clarence M. Weed
British Dictionary definitions for aestivate
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 condition
Compare 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