Definitions for: Aestivate


[v] sleep during summer, as of certain animals



Webster (1913) Definition: [AE]s"ti*vate, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]
1. To spend the summer.

2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt
also estivate.]

Synonyms: estivate

Antonyms: hibernate, hole up

See Also: catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber

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