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nic·ti·tate       [nik-ti-teyt] Pronunciation Key
–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 -ate1]

—Related forms
nic·ti·tant, adjective
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nic·ti·tate       (nĭk'tĭ-tāt')  Pronunciation Key 
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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