单词	estivate
释义	estivate verb es·​ti·​vate ˈe-stə-ˌvāt  variants or aestivate estivated or aestivated; estivating or aestivating; estivates or aestivates intransitive verb 1 zoology : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy Snails combat desiccation by estivating, that is, burrowing into the mud and sealing up the shell with mucus until conditions improve. Mark Woolhouse compare hibernate 2 : to spend the summer usually at one place … I asked him to Skype in from the Connecticut coastline, where he is estivating while on a prestigious writing fellowship … Glen Weldon Word History First Known Use circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Medical Definition estivate intransitive verb es·​ti·​vate variants or aestivate -ˌvāt  estivated; estivating : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy compare hibernate estivate verb variants also aestivate as in to kick back Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance kick back veg out hang about hibernate footle bum idle loaf doze goof (off) lounge lazy mess kick around drone muck monkey laze dawdle fool fiddle (around) hack (around) trifle dillydally sleep chill rest hang (around or out) potter (around) loll piddle play relax putter (around) linger lag dally loiter poke truant tarry furlough malinger goldbrick Antonyms & Near Antonyms work slave labor plow plug buckle (down) toil sweat hustle grind apply hump peg grub plod put out exert travail drudge moil See More
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