nutate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from nutation (1610s), from Latin nūtātiō (“nodding”), from nūtō (“I nod”), from Proto-Indo-European *neu-. Compare mutate.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

nutate (third-person singular simple present nutates, present participle nutating, simple past and past participle nutated)

  1. (intransitive) To rock or sway involuntarily.
  2. (intransitive, engineering) To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

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    Interlingua

    Participle

    nutate

    1. past participle of nutar

    Latin

    Participle

    nūtāte

    1. vocative masculine singular of nūtātus
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