Meanings
verbnictitate (third-person singular simple present nictitates, present participle nictitating, simple past and past participle nictitated)
present singular third person nictitates · participle present nictitating · participle past nictitated · past nictitated
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Back-formation from nictitating.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
nictitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitate
MLA
“nictitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nictitate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nictitate.
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