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doc Definition of vellicate
    English to English
    verb
  • touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
  • Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth.
    The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
  • source: Webster 1913
  • To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
  • source: Webster 1913
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