PALPEBRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does palpebrate mean? 

• PALPEBRATE (adjective)
  The adjective PALPEBRATE has 1 sense:

1. having eyelids

  Familiarity information: PALPEBRATE used as an adjective is very rare.

• PALPEBRATE (verb)
  The verb PALPEBRATE has 1 sense:

1. wink or blink, especially repeatedly

  Familiarity information: PALPEBRATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALPEBRATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having eyelids

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

palpebra (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye)

• PALPEBRATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they palpebrate    ... he / she / it palpebrates   
Past simple: palpebrated   
Past participle: palpebrated   
-ing form: palpebrating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wink or blink, especially repeatedly

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "palpebrate" is one way to...):

blink; nictate; nictitate; wink (briefly shut the eyes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

palpebra (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye)

palpebration (repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent))