单词 | nictitate |
释义 | nictitate[ nik-ti-teyt ] / ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nictitate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), nic·ti·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing.to wink. Also nic·tate . Origin of nictitate1815–25; <Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of Latin nictāre to wink, frequentative of nicere to beckon; see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM nictitatenic·ti·tant, adjectiveWords nearby nictitatenicotinize, Nicotrol, Nicoya, Nicoya Peninsula, Nictheroy, nictitate, nictitating membrane, nictitation, NICU, Nida, nidal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nictitatenictitate nictate (ˈnɪkteɪt)/ (ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt) / verbtechnical words for blink (def. 1) Derived forms of nictitatenictitation or nictation, nounWord Origin for nictitateC19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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