WINK Copy link • WINK 1. s. nictus, -ūs, or by oculi. To give a wink, nictu loqui; oculis nutuque loqui (Ov.); nictare (Plaut.). 2. v. To open and shut the eyes, nictare. To connive, connivere in re (to wink at it): alicui rei or alicui aliquid ignoscere (to hold excused, to take no notice of): alicui or alicui rei indulgere (to indulge anybody in anything): indulgentia tractare aliquem (to treat anybody with indulgence): omittere: praetermittere (to let anything pass, not punish it).