Definitions for nictate
nic·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blink, wink, nictitate, nictateverb

   briefly shut the eyes

   "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nictateverb

   To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.

2. Etymology: From (the participle stem of) nictare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Nictateverb

   To wink.

   Etymology: nicto, Latin.

   There are several parts peculiar to brutes, which are wanting in man; as the seventh or suspensory muscle of the eye, the nictating membrane, and the strong aponeuroses on the sides of the neck. John Ray.

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1. nictate

   To nictate means to blink or wink, especially referring to the rapid closing and opening of the eyelids. It is often used to describe the action performed by some animals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nictateverb

   to wink; to nictitate

2. Etymology: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nictate

   nik′tāt, v.i. to wink—also Nic′titate.—ns. Nic′tātion, Nictitā′tion.—Nictitating membrane, a thin movable membrane covering the eyes of birds. [L. nictāre, -ātum.]

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Anagrams for nictate »

1. entatic

2. tetanic

How to pronounce nictate?

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How to say nictate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nictate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nictate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nictate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nictate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nictate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nictate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nictate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nictate