titillate

English

Etymology

From Latin tītillātus, from tītillō, tītillāre (to tickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
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Verb

titillate (third-person singular simple present titillates, present participle titillating, simple past and past participle titillated)

  1. To stimulate or excite sensually
    The dancer titillated her audience with gyrations and suggestive movements.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

titillate

  1. inflection of titillare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

titillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of titillato

Latin

Verb

tītillāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of tītillō
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