1. spent the summer in a dormant or inactive state
Usage: biology; past tense of aestivate

Examples

• The desert tortoise aestivated underground during the hottest months.
• Many snails have aestivated in the garden since July.
• The lungfish aestivated in its mud cocoon until the rains returned.
• Scientists discovered that the frogs had aestivated for three months.
• The ground squirrels aestivated to survive the drought.
• After the dry season ended, the creatures that had aestivated became active again.