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Definitions for vellicate
vel·li·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tickle, titillate, vellicateverb

    touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

  2. pinch, vellicateverb

    irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

    "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

Wiktionary

  1. vellicateverb

    to touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

    It was nothing much - just a tiny vellicating muscle in the corner of the left eye, [...]

  2. vellicateverb

    to irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

    Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth

  3. vellicateverb

    to pinch

  4. vellicateverb

    make to twitch

ChatGPT

  1. vellicate

    To vellicate means to twitch, pluck, or pinch lightly, often causing a tickling or slightly uncomfortable sensation. It can also refer to provoking or stimulating someone or something mentally or emotionally.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vellicateverb

    to twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively

  2. Vellicateverb

    to move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates

  3. Etymology: [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vellicate

    vel′i-kāt, v.t. and v.i. to twitch.—n. Vellicā′tion.—adj. Vell′icātive. [L. vellicāre,-ātum, to pluck.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vellicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vellicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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