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 [noo-teyt, nyoo-]  

nu·tate

   [noo-teyt, nyoo-]
verb (used without object), nu·tat·ed, nu·tat·ing.
to undergo or show nutation.
Origin:
1875–80; back formation from nutation
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nutate

verb
rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily 
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