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Aestivate

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Verb

1. aestivate, estivate

sleep during summer

Example Sentences:
'certain animals estivate'

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Aestivate

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
to pass the summer
2. 
(of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition
Compare hibernate

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Aestivate

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈaestiˌvated or ˈaestiˌvating
alt. sp. of
estivate

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Aestivate

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v.
Variant of estivate.

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