Medical Dictionary

estivate

vi es·ti·vate
es·ti·vat·edes·ti·vat·ing

Medical Definition of ESTIVATE

:  to pass the summer in a state of torpor—compare hibernate

Variants of ESTIVATE

es·ti·vate or aes·ti·vate \-ˌvāt\

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears