palpebrate adjective 1verb 1forms 3 adjective1 •Pertaining to the eyelids.Lateral canthoplasty to reduce the size of the palpebrate fissure. — 1979 verb1 •(rare) To wink or blink.Without your eyelid, you could not palpebrate. — 2013 formspalpebrated · palpebrating · palpebrates