estivate
estivate · estivates · estivated · estivating
To go into stasis or torpor in the summer monthsTo go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
/ˈɛstɪˌveɪt/
» Crocodiles do not hibernate but estivate within caves during the dry season.
Meaning
1 sensesTo go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
More definitions
- sleep during summer
Examples
1 sentencesCrocodiles do not hibernate but estivate within caves during the dry season.
Translations
3 languagesForms
estivates, estivating, estivated, estivatedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- sleep during summer:aestivate
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedestivation
Derivedestival
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle