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| es·ti·vate [ éstə vàyt ] (past and past participle es·ti·vat·ed, present participle es·ti·vat·ing, 3rd person present singular es·ti·vates) or aes·ti·vate [ éstə vàyt ] (past and past participle aes·ti·vat·ed, present participle aes·ti·vat·ing, 3rd person present singular aes·ti·vates) |
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1. be dormant in summer: to be dormant during the summer or during months of drought
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2. spend summer somewhere: to spend the summer in a particular place
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin aestivat-, past participle of aestivare< aestivus (see estival)] |
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