verb
Meaning 1
To rock or sway involuntarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Standard Lemma guide
nutate
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rhymes with -eɪt
verb
Meaning 2
To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rock, sway, shake
History
Etymology
First attested in 1880; back-formation from nutation (1610s) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin nūtātiō (“a nodding”), from nūtō (“to nod”), from Proto-Indo-European *neu-. Compare mutate.