Alternative spelling of estivate. [(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.]
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aestivate
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aestivate.
Editorial note
It's possible that there's a physical principle by which you can aestivate without being accessibly annihilable.
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Quick take
Alternative spelling of estivate. [(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.]
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for aestivate.
verb
Alternative spelling of estivate. [(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.]
Example sentences
It's possible that there's a physical principle by which you can aestivate without being accessibly annihilable.
It's also possible that one civilisation will attain dominance and then aestivate.
No idea how long the eggs can aestivate.
Considering they were eaten near the alps where they spend the summer sleeping in caves (aestivate not hibernate!), there must have been some serious respect for that food resource.
Tropical and Mediterranean Snails evolved to endure a dry season and in the same conditions of lack of water and scorching sun will look for a high ground exposed to cooling winds, hide under an emerged branch with a lot of colleagues, produce an epiphragm to seal themselves to the branch and then aestivate for several months.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use aestivate in a sentence?
It's possible that there's a physical principle by which you can aestivate without being accessibly annihilable.
What does aestivate mean?
Alternative spelling of estivate. [(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.]
What part of speech is aestivate?
aestivate is commonly used as verb.