Definition of titillate Titillate

/tɪˈtʌlejˌt/ - [tituleyt] - tit•il•late

We found 6 definitions of titillate from 5 different sources.

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What does titillate mean?

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Verb

titillates, titillating, titillated  

titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
  shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
titillate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
  tickle, vellicate
  itch have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • titillate (v. t. & i.)
    To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • titillate
    tit′il-lāt, v.t. to tickle.—n. Titillā′tion, act of titillating: state of being titillated: a pleasant feeling.—adj. Tit′illative. [L. titillāre, -ātum.]

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  • titillate, verb, present, 1st person singular of titillate (infinitive).
  • titillate, verb (infinitive).

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