aestivate (redirected from aestivates)

aes·ti·vate  (st-vt)

v.

Variant of estivate.

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aestivate US, estivate [ˈiːstɪˌveɪt ˈɛs-]

vb (intr)

1. to pass the summer

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition Compare hibernate

[from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer]

aestivator  US, estivator n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

aestivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" estivate catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"

Translations

aestivate, (US) estivate

vi (form, animals) → Sommerschlaf halten; (person) → den Sommer verbringen