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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.
Related forms
tit·il·lat·ing·ly, adverb
tit·il·la·tion, noun
tit·il·la·tive, adjective
un·tit·il·lat·ed, adjective
un·tit·il·lat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. rouse, tempt, tease.
1. rouse, tempt, tease.
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Titillation
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Word Origin & History
titillation
early 15c., "pleasing excitement," from L. titillationem (nom. titillatio) "a tickling," noun of action from titillare "to tickle," imitative of giggling.
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