nictate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1755; borrowed from Latin nictātus, perfect passive participle of nictō (“to wink, blink”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /nɪkˈteɪt/ === Verb === nictate (third-person singular simple present nictates, present participle nictating, simple past and past participle nictated) (intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === entatic, tetanic == Latin == === Participle === nictāte vocative masculine singular of nictātus