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aestivate vs sleep

sleep vs aestivate

aestivate is not a noun while sleep is a noun.

aestivate and sleep both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aestivate No No Yes No
sleep Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sleep is a hypernym of aestivate; that is, sleep is a word with a broader meaning than aestivate:
  • aestivate: sleep during summer
  • sleep: be asleep
Other hypernyms of aestivate include catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, slumber.
aestivate (noun) sleep (noun)
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
a period of time spent sleeping
aestivate (verb) sleep (verb)
sleep during summer be asleep
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Difference between aestivate and sleep

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