Estivate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛstɪˌveɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Estivate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
Meaning
(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
Example Sentences
Organisms have developed all sorts of ways of dealing with these variations. They hibernate or estivate or migrate.
Word Forms
- estivates
- estivating
- estivated
Synonyms for estivate
Depending on context, synonyms include aestivate.
Antonyms for estivate
Common opposites include hibernate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aestivate, rest, stagnate, stay, restagnate, stop.
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