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Aestivate

Aestivate Meaning & Definition
Aestivate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aestivate?

[v] sleep during summer, as of certain animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aestivate: estivate

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See Also | catch some Z's | kip | log Z's | sleep | slumber

Aestivate In Webster's Dictionary

\[AE]s"ti*vate\, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also {estivate}.]

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