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Nictate

Nictate Meaning & Definition
Nictate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nictate?

[v] briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nictate: blink | nictitate | wink

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nictate:

See Also | act involuntarily | act reflexively | bat | flutter | palpebrate

Nictate In Webster's Dictionary

\Nic"tate\, v. i. [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.] To wink; to nictitate.

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