Definition of vellicate Vellicate
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We found 9 definitions of vellicate from 4 different sources.
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What does vellicate mean?
WordNet
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| vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements | ||
| tickle, titillate | ||
| itch have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" | ||
| vellicate - 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" | ||
| pinch | ||
| irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vellicate (v. t.)
To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. - vellicate (v. i.)
To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
Part of speech
🔤- vellicate, verb, present, 1st person singular of vellicate (infinitive).
- vellicate, verb (infinitive).
