TITILLATE


Meaning of TITILLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈti-tə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin titillatus, past participle of titillare

Date: 1620

transitive verb

1. : to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation

2. : tickle 2

intransitive verb

: to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement

• tit·il·la·tion ˌti-tə-ˈlā-shən noun

• tit·il·la·tive ˈti-tə-ˌlā-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.