estivate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• aestivate
• æstivate

[edit] Verb

to estivate (third-person singular simple present estivates, present participle estivating, simple past and past participle estivated)

1. (intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.

[edit] Derived terms

• estival
• estivation

[edit] See also

• hibernate