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 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 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
Scientific definitions for aestivation
aestivation
[ ĕs′tə-vā′shən ]
Another spelling of estivation.