Associations to the word «Estivate»
Noun
| 1 |
Wiktionary
ESTIVATE, verb. (intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
Dictionary definition
ESTIVATE, verb. Sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.