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titillate
tit·il·late T0236800 (tĭt′l-āt′)v. tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates v.tr.1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.v.intr. To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner: "a steamy story of sex and violence, adultery and murder, designed to titillate as well as to shock" (John Guy). [Latin tītillāre, tītillāt-, to tickle.] tit′il·lat′er n.tit′il·lat′ing·ly adv.tit′il·la′tion n.tit′il·la′tive adj.titillate (ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. to arouse, tease, interest, or excite pleasurably and often superficially2. to cause a tickling or tingling sensation in, esp by touching[C17: from Latin tītillāre] ˈtitilˌlating adj ˈtitilˌlatingly adv ˌtitilˈlation n ˈtitilˌlative adjtit•il•late (ˈtɪt lˌeɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to excite agreeably: to titillate one's curiosity. 2. to excite a tingling sensation in, as by touching lightly; tickle. [1610–20; < Latin tītillātus, past participle of tītillāre to tickle; see -ate1] tit′il•lat`ing•ly, adv. tit`il•la′tion, n. tit′il•la`tive, adj. titillate Past participle: titillated Gerund: titillating
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titillate | titillate |
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I titillate | you titillate | he/she/it titillates | we titillate | you titillate | they titillate |
Preterite |
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I titillated | you titillated | he/she/it titillated | we titillated | you titillated | they titillated |
Present Continuous |
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I am titillating | you are titillating | he/she/it is titillating | we are titillating | you are titillating | they are titillating |
Present Perfect |
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I have titillated | you have titillated | he/she/it has titillated | we have titillated | you have titillated | they have titillated |
Past Continuous |
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I was titillating | you were titillating | he/she/it was titillating | we were titillating | you were titillating | they were titillating |
Past Perfect |
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I had titillated | you had titillated | he/she/it had titillated | we had titillated | you had titillated | they had titillated |
Future |
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I will titillate | you will titillate | he/she/it will titillate | we will titillate | you will titillate | they will titillate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have titillated | you will have titillated | he/she/it will have titillated | we will have titillated | you will have titillated | they will have titillated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be titillating | you will be titillating | he/she/it will be titillating | we will be titillating | you will be titillating | they will be titillating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been titillating | you have been titillating | he/she/it has been titillating | we have been titillating | you have been titillating | they have been titillating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been titillating | you will have been titillating | he/she/it will have been titillating | we will have been titillating | you will have been titillating | they will have been titillating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been titillating | you had been titillating | he/she/it had been titillating | we had been titillating | you had been titillating | they had been titillating |
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I would titillate | you would titillate | he/she/it would titillate | we would titillate | you would titillate | they would titillate |
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I would have titillated | you would have titillated | he/she/it would have titillated | we would have titillated | you would have titillated | they would have titillated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | titillate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movementstickle, vellicateitch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" | | 2. | titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
titillateverb excite, stimulate, arouse, interest, thrill, provoke, turn on (slang), tease, tickle, tantalize food to titillate the most jaded of palatesTranslationsexcitertitillertitillaresolleticaretitilarMedicalSeetitillationtitillate
Synonyms for titillateverb exciteSynonyms- excite
- stimulate
- arouse
- interest
- thrill
- provoke
- turn on
- tease
- tickle
- tantalize
Synonyms for titillateverb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movementsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb excite pleasurably or eroticallyRelated Words- stimulate
- stir
- shake up
- excite
- shake
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