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nictate

nic·tate

UK/nɪkˈteɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

briefly shut the eyes

  • “The TV announcer never seems to blink”
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First attested in 1755; borrowed from Latin nictātus, perfect passive participle of nictō (“to wink, blink”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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