— vellication , n. — vellicative , adj.
/vel"i kayt'/ , v. , vellicated, vellicating .
v.t.
1. to pluck; twitch.
2. to nip, pinch, or the like.
3. to cause to twitch.
v.i.
4. to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch.
[ 1595-1605; vellicatus, ptp. of vellicare, freq. of vellere to pull, twitch; see -ATE 1 ]