Verb: aestivate 'ees-tu,veyt or 'es-tu,veyt- Sleep during summer
"certain animals aestivate";
- estivate [N. Amer]
Derived forms: aestivated, aestivates, aestivating
Type of: catch some Z's [N. Amer, informal], sleep, slumber
Antonym: hibernate
Encyclopedia: Aestivate