titillate

titillate

English

Etymology

From Latin tītillō (“tickle”). Compare French titiller, Italian titillare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.

Translations

to excite pleasantly

Finnish: kutkuttaa (fi), kiihottaa (fi) French: titiller (fr) German: anregen (de), erregen (de)

Romanian: stimula (ro), excita (ro), gâdila (ro), stârni (ro) Spanish: titilar (es)

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Italian

Verb

titillate

1. second-person plural present indicative of titillare
2. second-person plural imperative of titillare
3. feminine plural of titillato

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Latin

Verb

tītillāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of tītillō