Æs″ti‐vate (�), v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer.
2. (Zoöl.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
[Spelt also estivate.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.