nutate (nju??te?t) vb (intr) to display unintentional nodding behaviour or to move to and froCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014nu?tate (?nu te?t, ?nyu-) v.i. -tat?ed, -tat?ing. to undergo or show nutation. [1875?80; back formation from nutation] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.