estear

1. to walk backwards; to recede
2. (impersonal) to dry up
3. to dry up

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esteˈaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: extenuō

Cognate with Portuguese: estiar

Cognate with Asturian: estenar

In summary

Probably from Latin extenuāre (“to diminish”), rather than from aestīvāre (“to pass the summer”). Compare Portuguese estiar, Asturian estenar.