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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 |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 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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