Main Entry: es·ti·vate

Variant(s): also aes·ti·vate \-ˌvāt\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): es·ti·vat·ed; es·ti·vat·ing

Date: 1626

1 : to spend the summer usually at one place
2 : to pass the summer in a state of torpor — compare hibernate