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titillate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪtɪleɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɪtəˌleɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tit′l āt′)

Inflections of 'titillate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

titillates: v 3rd person singular

titillating: v pres p

titillated: v past

titillated: v past p

tit•il•late /ˈtɪtəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to excite agreeably or pleasantly:to titillate one's curiosity.

tit•il•lat•ing, adj. : The newspaper was filled with titillating stories about her affairs.
tit•il•lat•ing•ly, adv.
tit•il•la•tion /ˌtɪtəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

tit•il•late (tit′l āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to excite or arouse agreeably:to titillate the fancy.
to tickle;
excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking lightly.

Latin tītillātus, past participle of tītillāre to tickle; see -ate¹
1610–20

tit′il•lat′ing•ly, adv.
tit′il•la′tion, n.
tit′il•la′tive, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

titillate /ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt/ vb (transitive)

to arouse, tease, interest, or excite pleasurably and often superficially
to cause a tickling or tingling sensation in, esp by touching

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tītillāreˈtitilˌlating adj ˌtitilˈlation n

'titillate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tickle - phone - titivate

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Synonyms: tickle, stimulate, arouse, turn on, excite, more...

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