vellicate, v.
(vellicated, vellicates, vellicating)
(vellicated, vellicates, vellicating)
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
<verb.change>
pinch vellicate
sample sentences
"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth""the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
verb frames
Something ----sSomething ----s something
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Something ----sSomething ----s something
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hypernym
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
<verb.perception>
tickle titillate vellicate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Did he %s his foot?
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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