- titillate
- titillate (v.) 1610s, back formation from TITILLATION (Cf. titillation). Related: Titillated; titillating.
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titillate — titillate, titivate Titillate means ‘to excite’ (Some interesting titles to titillate your literary tastebuds), and often has sexual overtones (especially in the noun derivative titillation), whereas titivate means ‘to adorn or smarten’ (Striking … Modern English usage
Titillate — Tit il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [1913 Webster] The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
titillate — index bait (lure), interest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
titillate — [v] excite, stimulate amuse, arouse, entertain, grab, grapple, hook, interest, palpate, provoke, switch on, tantalize, tease, thrill, tickle, tickle pink*, turn on; concepts 7,11,22 Ant. disenchant, repulse, turn off … New thesaurus
titillate — ► VERB 1) arouse (someone) to mild excitement or interest. 2) archaic lightly touch; tickle. DERIVATIVES titillation noun. ORIGIN Latin titillare tickle … English terms dictionary
titillate — [tit′ l āt΄] vt. titillated, titillating [< L titillatus, pp. of titillare, to tickle] 1. TICKLE 2. to excite or stimulate pleasurably, often erotically titillater n. titillation n. titillative adj … English World dictionary
titillate — [[t]tɪ̱tɪleɪt[/t]] titillates, titillating, titillated VERB If something titillates someone, it pleases and excites them, especially in a sexual way. [V n] The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences. [V n] ...food to titillate the most… … English dictionary
titillate — UK [ˈtɪtɪleɪt] / US [ˈtɪtɪlˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms titillate : present tense I/you/we/they titillate he/she/it titillates present participle titillating past tense titillated past participle titillated to produce feelings of interest,… … English dictionary
titillate — titillatingly, adv. titillation, n. titillative, adj. /tit l ayt /, v.t., titillated, titillating. 1. to excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy. 2. to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking… … Universalium
titillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tickle; excite. See touch, desire, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tickle, stimulate, arouse, turn on*; see excite 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [TIT ul ate] to… … English dictionary for students
