[ˈɛstɪveɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy


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Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘pass the summer’): from Latin aestivat-, from aestivare ‘spend the summer’, from aestus ‘heat’