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nictitate
nic·ti·tate (nĭk′tĭ-tāt′) also nic·tate (nĭk′tāt′)intr.v. nic·ti·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing, nic·ti·tates also nic·tat·ed or nic·tat·ing or nic·tates To wink. [Medieval Latin nictitāre, nictitāt-, frequentative of Latin nictāre.] nic′ti·ta′tion n.nictitate (ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt) or nictatevb technical words for blink1[C19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckon] ˌnictiˈtation, nicˈtation nnic•ti•tate (ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt) v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. to wink. [1815–25; < Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of Latin nictāre to wink, frequentative of nicere to beckon; see -ate1] nic′ti•tant, adj. nictitate Past participle: nictitated Gerund: nictitating
Imperative |
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nictitate | nictitate |
Present |
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I nictitate | you nictitate | he/she/it nictitates | we nictitate | you nictitate | they nictitate |
Preterite |
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I nictitated | you nictitated | he/she/it nictitated | we nictitated | you nictitated | they nictitated |
Present Continuous |
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I am nictitating | you are nictitating | he/she/it is nictitating | we are nictitating | you are nictitating | they are nictitating |
Present Perfect |
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I have nictitated | you have nictitated | he/she/it has nictitated | we have nictitated | you have nictitated | they have nictitated |
Past Continuous |
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I was nictitating | you were nictitating | he/she/it was nictitating | we were nictitating | you were nictitating | they were nictitating |
Past Perfect |
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I had nictitated | you had nictitated | he/she/it had nictitated | we had nictitated | you had nictitated | they had nictitated |
Future |
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I will nictitate | you will nictitate | he/she/it will nictitate | we will nictitate | you will nictitate | they will nictitate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have nictitated | you will have nictitated | he/she/it will have nictitated | we will have nictitated | you will have nictitated | they will have nictitated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be nictitating | you will be nictitating | he/she/it will be nictitating | we will be nictitating | you will be nictitating | they will be nictitating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been nictitating | you have been nictitating | he/she/it has been nictitating | we have been nictitating | you have been nictitating | they have been nictitating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been nictitating | you will have been nictitating | he/she/it will have been nictitating | we will have been nictitating | you will have been nictitating | they will have been nictitating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been nictitating | you had been nictitating | he/she/it had been nictitating | we had been nictitating | you had been nictitating | they had been nictitating |
Conditional |
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I would nictitate | you would nictitate | he/she/it would nictitate | we would nictitate | you would nictitate | they would nictitate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have nictitated | you would have nictitated | he/she/it would have nictitated | we would have nictitated | you would have nictitated | they would have nictitated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | nictitate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"blink, nictate, winkpalpebrate - wink or blink, especially repeatedlybat, flutter - wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner |
nictitateverbTo open and close the eyes rapidly:bat, blink, nictate, twinkle, wink.
nictitate
nic·ti·tate (nik'ti-tāt), To wink. See: nictitation. nictitate (nik′tĭ-tāt″) [L. nictitare, to wink] To wink.nic·ti·tate (nik'ti-tāt) To wink. nictitate
Synonyms for nictitateverb to open and close the eyes rapidlySynonyms- bat
- blink
- nictate
- twinkle
- wink
Synonyms for nictitateverb briefly shut the eyesSynonymsRelated Words- palpebrate
- bat
- flutter
- act involuntarily
- act reflexively
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