wink (v.) Copy link Outline 1. nicto, 1 (also nictor)2. connīveo, nīvi or nixi, 2 • wink (v.): Lit. and Fig.: 1. nicto, 1 (also nictor): it is natural to most to be continually w.ing, plerisque naturale ut nictare non cessent, Plin. 11, 37, 54: and let her not nod, w., or beckon to any man, neque ulli illa homini nutet, nictet, adnuat, Pl. Asin. 4, 1, 39. 2. connīveo, nīvi or nixi, 2: the larger birds w. with the lower cheek, graviores alitum inferiore gena connivent, Plin. 11, 37, 57: this I allow, in some cases I even w. at it, ea ipsa concedo, quibusdam in rebus etiam conniveo, Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 18. For this sense, to close the eyes at, pretend not to see, may be used, ignosco, indulgeo, praetermitto: v. to allow, to pardon.