AESTIVATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does aestivate mean? • AESTIVATE (verb)
The verb AESTIVATE has 1 sense:
1. sleep during summer
Familiarity information: AESTIVATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AESTIVATE (verb)
Meaning:
Sleep during summer
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
aestivate; estivate
Context example:
certain animals estivate
Hypernyms (to "aestivate" is one way to...):
catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
hibernate (sleep during winter)
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