Estivate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleep during summer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛstᵻvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛstɪvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛstɪvˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛstᵻvˌeɪt/.

Examples

certain animals estivate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aestivate

Antonyms

hibernate

Parts of Speech

verb	sleep during summer “certain animals estivate”

Word Forms

estivation	noun	(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
aestivation	noun	(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schätzen

im Sommer schlafen

🇫🇷French

estimer

dormir pendant l'été

🇪🇸Spanish

estivar

dormir durante el verano

🇮🇹Italian

estivare

dormire durante l'estate

🇳🇱Dutch

schatten

slapen tijdens de zomer

🇵🇹Portuguese

estimar

dormir durante o verão

🇷🇺Russian

оценивать

спать летом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान लगाना

गर्मी के दौरान सोएं

🇧🇩Bengali

মূল্যায়ন

গ্রীষ্মের সময় ঘুম

🇮🇳Tamil

மதிப்பிடு

கோடை காலத்தில் தூக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంచనా వేయండి

వేసవి కాలంలో నిద్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

अंदाज लावणे

उन्हाळ्यात झोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંદાજ કાઢવો

ઉનાળામાં સૂવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂದಾಜು

ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണക്കാക്കുക

വേനൽക്കാലത്ത് ഉറങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਗਰਮੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸੌਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندازہ لگانا

موسم گرما میں سونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夏眠

夏天睡觉

🇯🇵Japanese

推定する

夏の間に寝る

🇰🇷Korean

추정하다

여름에 잠을 자다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ước tính

ngủ trong mùa hè

🇹🇭Thai

ประมาณการ

นอนหลับในช่วงฤดูร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkirakan

tidur selama musim panas

🇵🇭Filipino

tantiyahin

matulog sa tag-araw

🇲🇾Malay

menganggarkan

tidur semasa musim panas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدير

النوم خلال فصل الصيف

🇮🇷Persian

تخمین زدن

در تابستان بخوابید

🇹🇷Turkish

tahmin etmek

yaz aylarında uyumak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להעריך

לישון במהלך הקיץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'estivate'?

The primary meaning of 'estivate' is 'sleep during summer'.

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Using 'estivate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'estivate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'estivate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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