Definition of Aestivate

1. Verb. Sleep during summer. "Certain animals estivate"

Exact synonyms: Estivate
Generic synonyms: Catch Some Z's, Kip, Log Z's, Sleep, Slumber
Derivative terms: Aestivation, Estivation
Antonyms: Hibernate, Hibernate

Definition of Aestivate

1. [v -VATED, -VATING, -VATES]

Medical Definition of Aestivate

1. 1. To spend the summer. 2. To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate. Origin: L. Aestivare, aestivatum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aestivate

aesthetical
aesthetically
aesthetician
aestheticians
aestheticism
aestheticisms
aestheticize
aestheticized
aestheticizes
aestheticizing
aesthetics
aestho-physiology
aestival
aestival
aestivate (current term)
aestivate (current term)
aestivated
aestivates
aestivating
aestivation
aestivation
aestivations
aestivoautumnal fever
aet
aetheogamous
aether
aethereal
aetheric
aethers
Aethionema

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