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[syn: estivate, aestivate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
AEstivate \[AE]s"ti*vate\, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]
1. To spend the summer.
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2. (Zool.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Estival \Es"ti*val\, a., Estivate \Es"ti*vate\, v. i.,
Estivation \Es`ti*va"tion\, n.
Same as [ae]stival, [ae]stivate, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
estivate
v 1: sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" [syn:
estivate, aestivate] [ant: hibernate, hole up]