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palpebrate vs wink

wink vs palpebrate

palpebrate is not a noun while wink is a noun.

palpebrate is an adjective but wink is not an adjective.

palpebrate and wink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palpebrate No Yes Yes No
wink Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wink is a hypernym of palpebrate; that is, wink is a word with a broader meaning than palpebrate:
  • palpebrate: wink or blink, especially repeatedly
  • wink: briefly shut the eyes
Other hypernyms of palpebrate include blink, nictate, nictitate.
palpebrate (noun) wink (noun)
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
closing one eye quickly as a signal
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
palpebrate (adjective) wink (adjective)
having eyelids
palpebrate (verb) wink (verb)
wink or blink, especially repeatedly briefly shut the eyes
keep back by blinking
signal by winking
gleam or glow intermittently
Difference between palpebrate and wink

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