estivate

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IPA /ˈɛstɪˌveɪt/

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estivate verb

To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.

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aestivate rest stagnate stay restagnate stop torporise vegetate hibernate sleep latibulize put to sleep stow stall out vegetize holiday

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