单词	estivates
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 estivates verb variants or aestivates present tense third-person singular of estivate as in kicks back Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance kicks back hangs about veges out footles hibernates dozes dillydallies bums lazes vegges out kicks around loafs lounges drones monkeys goofs (off) idles messes lazies chills fools dawdles hangs (around or out) trifles plays goldbricks mucks sleeps potters (around) lolls hacks (around) rests lingers piddles lags putters (around) dallies fiddles (around) loiters pokes relaxes malingers truants tarries furloughs Antonyms & Near Antonyms works slaves buckles (down) plows plugs labors pegs toils grinds sweats humps applies hustles grubs plods moils travails puts out exerts drudges See More
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