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单词 aestivate
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aestivate

[ es-tuh-veyt or, especially British, ee-stuh- ]
/ ˈɛs təˌveɪt or, especially British, ˈi stə- /

verb (used without object), aes·ti·vat·ed, aes·ti·vat·ing.

estivate.

OTHER WORDS FROM aestivate

aes·ti·va·tion, nounaes·ti·va·tor, noun

Words nearby aestivate

aestheticize, aesthetic labour, aesthetics, aesthetic surgery, aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium, Æthelbert
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Example sentences from the Web for aestivate

  • The Australian mudfish (Ceratodus) is not known to hibernate or aestivate.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
  • In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate.

    Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed

British Dictionary definitions for aestivate

aestivate

US estivate

/ (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-) /

verb (intr)

to pass the summer
(of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant conditionCompare hibernate

Derived forms of aestivate

aestivator or US estivator, noun

Word Origin for aestivate

C17: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer
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