20 August 2010

vellicate (verb) - http://bit.ly/mrt777


1. To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
2. To irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear.
3. To move with spasmodic convulsions.


Vellicate relates to the Latin vellicare, "to twitch."

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