How to pronounce aestivate
American English pronunciation
ES-tuh-vayt
- IPA
- /ˈɛstəˌveɪt/
- Syllables
- ES · tuh · vayt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What aestivate means
To rest through the hot, dry season, as some animals do
In a sentence: Some snails aestivate in a shell sealed shut until the rains return.
Where it comes from: It is another spelling of "estivate," and its older roots are unclear.
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