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tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… … English syllables
nic — acet·y·le·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; al·ge·do·nic; al·go·lag·nic; ar·e·nic·o·la; ar·e·nic·o·lite; ar·e·nic·o·lous; ato·nic·i·ty; bac·te·rio·fre·nic; both·nic; ca·nic·o·la; ca·nic·u·lar; cat·e·chu·tan·nic; cav·er·nic·o·lous;… … English syllables
nic|tate — «NIHK tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. = nictitate. (Cf. ↑nictitate) … Useful english dictionary
nictitate — nic·ti·tate … English syllables
nictitate — nic•ti•tate [[t]ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. i. tat•ed, tat•ing to wink • Etymology: 1815–25; < ML nictitātus, ptp. of nictitāre, freq. of L nictāre to wink, freq. of nicere to beckon; see ate I nic′ti•tant, adj … From formal English to slang
Nictitate — Nic ti*tate, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. [1913 Webster] {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nictitating membrane — Nictitate Nic ti*tate, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. [1913 Webster] {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nictitate — To wink. Nictitating spasm is spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. Nictitate and the older verb nictate both come from the Latin word for winking, nictare. * * * To wink. [see nictitation] * * * nic·ti·tate nik tə .tāt vi, tat·ed; tat·ing … Medical dictionary
nictate — nic·tate … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
