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Webster 1828 Edition

Estivate

ES'TIVATE

,
Verb.
I.
To pass the summer.

Definition 2024

estivate

estivate

English

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Verb

estivate ‎(third-person singular simple present estivates, present participle estivating, simple past and past participle estivated)

  1. (intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.

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Italian

Verb

estivate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of estivare
  2. second-person plural imperative of estivare
  3. feminine plural of estivato

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛstɪˌveɪt/

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