| 单词 | estivate |
| 释义 | estivate[ es-tuh-veyt ] / ˈɛs təˌveɪt / verb (used without object), es·ti·vat·ed, es·ti·vat·ing.to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity. Zoology. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. Compare hibernate. Origin of estivate1620–30; <Latin aestīvātus, past participle of aestīvāre to reside during the summer (akin to aestīvus of or relating to summer); see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM estivatees·ti·va·tor, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH estivateestivate , hibernateWords nearby estivateestimation, estimative, estimator, estipulate, estival, estivate, estivation, estivoautumnal, Estlander operation, estoc, estocada Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for estivateestivate / (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-) / verb(intr) the usual US spelling of aestivate Derived forms of estivateestivator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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