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nictitate

[ nik-ti-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

, nic·ti·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing.
  1. a variant of nictate ( def ).

nictitate

/ ˈnɪkteɪt; ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. technical words for blink
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Derived Forms

  • ˌnictiˈtation, noun
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Other Words From

  • nic·ti·tant adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nictitate1

First recorded in 1815–25; from Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of nictāre nictate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nictitate1

C19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckon

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