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titillate

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
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Verb

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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.

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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titillate

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

Etymology 2

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Participle

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titillate f pl

  1. feminine plural of titillato

Latin

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Verb

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tītillāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of tītillō