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Definition of Nutate
1. Verb. Rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily.
Definition of Nutate
1. Verb. To rock or sway involuntarily. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nutate
1. to exhibit nutation [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nutate
Literary usage of Nutate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical by Alexander Chalmers (1812)
"... nutate queen ; information oi hrr |1 ul ' before her marriage being .laid first
before the ... nutate ..."
2. A Practical German Grammar by Calvin Thomas (1895)
"... is equivalent to must only in the present; elsewhere it is to be translated
by be compelled, be obliged, or the like ; eg, id) nutate ..."
3. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"... the prophet rests the truth of his mission on the merit rf his book ; audaciously
challenges both men and angels to nutate the beauties of a single page ..."
4. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1799)
"SIR, [nutate. 1738.] " WHEN I took the liberty of writing to you a few days ago,
I did not expect a repetition of the same pleasure so soon ; for a pleasure ..."
5. Bulletin by New Jersey, Dept. of Agriculture, New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture (1918)
"FM Williams, New York, NY, Director of New York nutate Hay Dealers' Association.
HW Jeffers, Plainsboro, NJ, Vice-President, ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"BELL, HARE, Scilla nutate, Sm. I was misled by the botanical name of the plant
when I made the note on this name last year. (See infra HAREBELL, and Trans. ..."
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