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AEstivate

Æs′ti-vate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
aestivare
,
aestivatum
.]
1.
To spend the summer.
2.
(Zool.)
To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
[Spelt also
estivate
.]

Definition 2024


aestivate

aestivate

See also: æstivate

English

Verb

aestivate (third-person singular simple present aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle aestivated)

  1. Alternative spelling of estivate

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Latin

Verb

aestīvāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of aestīvō