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vellication

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vel⋅li⋅cate

  [vel-i-keyt] verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pluck; twitch.
2. to nip, pinch, or the like.
3. to cause to twitch.
–verb (used without object)
4. to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L vellicātus, ptp. of vellicāre, freq. of vellere to pull, twitch; see -ate 1

Related forms:
vel⋅li⋅ca⋅tion, noun
vel⋅li⋅ca⋅tive, adjective
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vellication

noun
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: twitch] 
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