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Nictitate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Nictitate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

briefly shut the eyes

"The TV announcer never seems to blink"

2

to wink or blink

See Also
nictitating nictitation nictitating membrane wink nictitates blink
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act involuntarily
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
palpebrate bat
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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