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aestivateenUK
aes·ti·vate E0221700 (ĕs′tə-vāt′)v. Variant of estivate.aestivate (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt; ˈɛs-) or estivatevb (intr) 1. to pass the summer2. (Zoology) (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition. Compare hibernate[C17: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer] ˈaestiˌvator, ˈestiˌvator nes•ti•vate (ˈɛs təˌveɪt)
v.i. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 1. to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity. 2. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. Compare hibernate. [1620–30; < Latin aestīvātus, past participle of aestīvāre to reside during the summer] es′ti•va`tor, n. aestivate
Past participle: aestivated
Gerund: aestivating
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| aestivate | | aestivate |
| Present |
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| I aestivate | | you aestivate | | he/she/it aestivates | | we aestivate | | you aestivate | | they aestivate |
| Preterite |
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| I aestivated | | you aestivated | | he/she/it aestivated | | we aestivated | | you aestivated | | they aestivated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am aestivating | | you are aestivating | | he/she/it is aestivating | | we are aestivating | | you are aestivating | | they are aestivating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have aestivated | | you have aestivated | | he/she/it has aestivated | | we have aestivated | | you have aestivated | | they have aestivated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was aestivating | | you were aestivating | | he/she/it was aestivating | | we were aestivating | | you were aestivating | | they were aestivating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had aestivated | | you had aestivated | | he/she/it had aestivated | | we had aestivated | | you had aestivated | | they had aestivated |
| Future |
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| I will aestivate | | you will aestivate | | he/she/it will aestivate | | we will aestivate | | you will aestivate | | they will aestivate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have aestivated | | you will have aestivated | | he/she/it will have aestivated | | we will have aestivated | | you will have aestivated | | they will have aestivated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be aestivating | | you will be aestivating | | he/she/it will be aestivating | | we will be aestivating | | you will be aestivating | | they will be aestivating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been aestivating | | you have been aestivating | | he/she/it has been aestivating | | we have been aestivating | | you have been aestivating | | they have been aestivating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been aestivating | | you will have been aestivating | | he/she/it will have been aestivating | | we will have been aestivating | | you will have been aestivating | | they will have been aestivating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been aestivating | | you had been aestivating | | he/she/it had been aestivating | | we had been aestivating | | you had been aestivating | | they had been aestivating |
| Conditional |
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| I would aestivate | | you would aestivate | | he/she/it would aestivate | | we would aestivate | | you would aestivate | | they would aestivate |
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| I would have aestivated | | you would have aestivated | | he/she/it would have aestivated | | we would have aestivated | | you would have aestivated | | they would have aestivated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  aestivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"estivatecatch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleephibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeestivationaestivateenUK
aestivate (ĕs′tə-vāt′)v. Variant of estivate.aestivateenUK
Synonyms for aestivateverb sleep during summerSynonymsRelated Words- catch some Z's
- kip
- log Z's
- sleep
- slumber
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