Titillate — Tit il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [1913 Webster] The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
titillate — index bait (lure), interest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
titillate — (v.) 1610s, back formation from TITILLATION (Cf. titillation). Related: Titillated; titillating … Etymology dictionary
titillate — [v] excite, stimulate amuse, arouse, entertain, grab, grapple, hook, interest, palpate, provoke, switch on, tantalize, tease, thrill, tickle, tickle pink*, turn on; concepts 7,11,22 Ant. disenchant, repulse, turn off … New thesaurus
titillate — ► VERB 1) arouse (someone) to mild excitement or interest. 2) archaic lightly touch; tickle. DERIVATIVES titillation noun. ORIGIN Latin titillare tickle … English terms dictionary
titillate — [tit′ l āt΄] vt. titillated, titillating [< L titillatus, pp. of titillare, to tickle] 1. TICKLE 2. to excite or stimulate pleasurably, often erotically titillater n. titillation n. titillative adj … English World dictionary
titillate — [[t]tɪ̱tɪleɪt[/t]] titillates, titillating, titillated VERB If something titillates someone, it pleases and excites them, especially in a sexual way. [V n] The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences. [V n] ...food to titillate the most… … English dictionary
titillate — UK [ˈtɪtɪleɪt] / US [ˈtɪtɪlˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms titillate : present tense I/you/we/they titillate he/she/it titillates present participle titillating past tense titillated past participle titillated to produce feelings of interest,… … English dictionary
titillate — titillatingly, adv. titillation, n. titillative, adj. /tit l ayt /, v.t., titillated, titillating. 1. to excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy. 2. to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking… … Universalium
titillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tickle; excite. See touch, desire, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tickle, stimulate, arouse, turn on*; see excite 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [TIT ul ate] to… … English dictionary for students
