vellicate

Meaning

  1. To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
  2. To twitch or move convulsively.
  3. To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter.
  4. To criticize in a somewhat irritating way; to carp at.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/
Etymology

From Latin vellicatus, past participle of vellicare (“to twitch”). Cognate with Spanish pellizcar (“to pinch”).

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