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nictitate
[ nik-ti-teyt ]
/ ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used without object), nic·ti·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing.
a variant of nictate.
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Origin of nictitate
First recorded in 1815–25; from Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of nictāre nictate
OTHER WORDS FROM nictitate
nic·ti·tant, adjectiveWords nearby nictitate
Nicotrol, Nicoya, Nicoya Peninsula, nictate, Nictheroy, nictitate, nictitating membrane, nictitation, NICU, Nida, nidal
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British Dictionary definitions for nictitate
Derived forms of nictitate
nictitation or nictation, nounWord Origin for nictitate
C19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckon
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