nictate
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nictate
- /nɪkˈteɪt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1755; borrowed from Latin nictātus, perfect passive participle of nictō (“to wink, blink”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb nictates · nictating · nictated
- To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. Indignantly interrogated as to whether he himself believed or exercised this abhominable and perabsurd superstition, he very gravely nictated his dexter eyelid. And I nictated mine. And we both laughed.
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Talk about this word "nictate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nictate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nictate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nictate "nictate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nictate.Cite this
@misc{nictate_2026,
title = {nictate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nictate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
