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Estivate

Main Entry:: es·ti·vate
Variant(s):: also aes·ti·vate \-ˌvāt\
Function:: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: es·ti·vat·ed; es·ti·vat·ing
Date:: 1626

1 : to spend the summer usually at one place 2 : to pass the summer in a state of torpor — compare hibernate

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