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estivate

Verb (intransitive)

es=ti=vate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

estivate(v = verb.body) aestivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"

is one way to catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber

Derived form noun estivation₁

Antonym: hibernate

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

estivate, a.

Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc. [1913 Webster]

estivate, US var. of AESTIVATE.

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