Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nictitate
Participle: nictitated
Gerund: nictitating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nictitate |
| you | nictitate |
| he;she;it | nictitates |
| we | nictitate |
| you | nictitate |
| they | nictitate |
Perfect
| I | have nictitated |
| you | have nictitated |
| he;she;it | has nictitated |
| we | have nictitated |
| you | have nictitated |
| they | have nictitated |
Past
| I | nictitated |
| you | nictitated |
| he;she;it | nictitated |
| we | nictitated |
| you | nictitated |
| they | nictitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had nictitated |
| you | had nictitated |
| he;she;it | had nictitated |
| we | had nictitated |
| you | had nictitated |
| they | had nictitated |
Future
| I | will nictitate |
| you | will nictitate |
| he;she;it | will nictitate |
| we | will nictitate |
| you | will nictitate |
| they | will nictitate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nictitated |
| you | will have nictitated |
| he;she;it | will have nictitated |
| we | will have nictitated |
| you | will have nictitated |
| they | will have nictitated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nictitate |
| you | nictitate |
| he;she;it | nictitate |
| we | nictitate |
| you | nictitate |
| they | nictitate |
Perfect
| I | have nictitated |
| you | have nictitated |
| he;she;it | have nictitated |
| we | have nictitated |
| you | have nictitated |
| they | have nictitated |
Imperfect
| I | nictitated |
| you | nictitated |
| he;she;it | nictitated |
| we | nictitated |
| you | nictitated |
| they | nictitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had nictitated |
| you | had nictitated |
| he;she;it | had nictitated |
| we | had nictitated |
| you | had nictitated |
| they | had nictitated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nictitate |
| you | would nictitate |
| he;she;it | would nictitate |
| we | would nictitate |
| you | would nictitate |
| they | would nictitate |
Perfect
| I | would have nictitated |
| you | would have nictitated |
| he;she;it | would have nictitated |
| we | would have nictitated |
| you | would have nictitated |
| they | would have nictitated |
Imperative
| you | nictitate |
| we | Let's nictitate |
| you | nictitate |
Verbs conjugated like 'nictitate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nictitate'
jactitate,
nictate,
victimate,
activate,
bicapitate,
dictate,
digitate,
elicitate,
excitate,
imitate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to wink," 1822, from M.L. nictitatus, pp. of nictitare, freq. of L. nictare "wink, blink," related to second element in connive (q.v.).
2. Back-formation from nictitating.
Sample Sentences