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aestivate

[ es-tuh-veytor, especially British, ee-stuh- ]

verb (used without object)

aestivated, aestivating.


aestivate

/ ˈɛs-; ˈiːstɪˌveɪt /

verb

  1. to pass the summer
  2. (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition Compare hibernate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·tDz noun
  • t·tǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aestivate1

C17: from Latin īٳܲ, from ī to stay during the summer, from summer
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Example Sentences

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But like many who came before them, the researchers found no hordes of aestivating mosquitoes.

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Terrestrial molluscs lie dormant in the winter in cold and temperate latitudes and their tropical allies aestivate in districts where conditions enforce the habit.

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In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate.

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In summer we had no fear of this creature, as it buries itself in the soil and aestivates during the hot, dry season, and comes forth in wet weather.

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The land molluscs of the district are the only animals which aestivate; they are found in clusters, Bulimi and Helices, concealed in hollow trees, the mouths of their shells closed by a film of mucus.

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