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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: AEstivate \[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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Estival \Es"ti*val\, a., Estivate \Es"ti*vate\, v. i., Estivation \Es`ti*va"tion\, n. Same as {[AE]stival}, {[AE]stivate}, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: estivate v : sleep during summer, as of certain animals [syn: {aestivate}] [ant: {hibernate}]
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