Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of AESTIVATE

Pronunciation:  'estu`veyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  sleep during summer, as of certain animals
 
 Websites: 
 
 Synonyms: estivate
 
 Antonyms: hibernate, hole up
 
 See Also: catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[AE]s"ti*vate\, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]
1. To spend the summer.
2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt
   also {estivate}.]
 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY