What does vellicate mean?
Definitions for vellicate
vel·li·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
tickle, titillate, vellicateverb
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
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
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, [...]
vellicateverb
to irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
vellicateverb
to pinch
vellicateverb
make to twitch
ChatGPT
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
Vellicateverb
to twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively
Vellicateverb
to move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates
Etymology: [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vellicate
vel′i-kāt, v.t. and v.i. to twitch.—n. Vellicā′tion.—adj. Vell′icātive. [L. vellicāre,-ātum, to pluck.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vellicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vellicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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