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nic⋅ti⋅tate
[nik-ti-teyt] 
–verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
| to wink. |
Also, nictate.
Origin:
1815–25; < ML nictitātus, ptp. of nictitāre, freq. of L nictāre to wink, freq. of nicere to beckon; see -ate 1
1815–25; < ML nictitātus, ptp. of nictitāre, freq. of L nictāre to wink, freq. of nicere to beckon; see -ate 1
Related forms:
nic⋅ti⋅tant, adjective
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| nic·ti·tate (nĭk'tĭ-tāt') intr.v. nic·ti·tat·ed also nic·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing also nic·tat·ing, nic·ti·tates also nic·tates To wink. See Synonyms at blink. [Medieval Latin nictitāre, nictitāt-, frequentative of Latin nictāre.] nic'ti·ta'tion n. |
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Nictate
Nic"tate\, v. i. [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.] To wink; to nictitate.
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