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titillate

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tit⋅il⋅late

  [tit-l-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
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 lightly.
Origin:
1610–20; < L tītillātus, ptp. of tītillāre to tickle; see -ate 1

Related forms:
tit⋅il⋅lat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
tit⋅il⋅la⋅tion, noun
tit⋅il⋅la⋅tive, adjective

Synonyms:
1. rouse, tempt, tease.
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tit·il·late   (tĭt'l-āt')   
v.   tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates

v.   tr.

  1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.

  2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.

v.   intr.
To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner: "Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity" (Bill Moyers).

[Latin tītillāre, tītillāt-, to tickle.]
tit'il·lat'er n., tit'il·lat'ing·ly adv., tit'il·la'tion n., tit'il·la'tive adj.
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