estivate

Meanings

• To pass the hottest part of the year in a torpor or state of suspended animation, especially in response to environmental heat.

  - "The bears estivate during the summer months."
  - "Some reptiles can estivate for several months in extreme temperatures."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with estivate
estive , reactive , active , creative

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Variants

List of all variants of estivate that leads to same result
aestivate , aestivated , aestivates , aestivating , estivate , estivated , estivates , estivating

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Latin stativum, present participle of statuere ‘to set up, establish’.

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