vellicate
[verb]
Synonyms: jerk, lug, lurch, snap, twitch, yank

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Related Words: nip, pinch, fidget, jig, jiggle

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vellicate verb. ['vɛlɪkeɪt] Now rare or obsolete. E17.
[Latin vellicat- pa. ppl stem of vellicare frequentative of vellere pluck: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. Act on or affect so as to irritate; tickle; esp. (of a medicinal substance etc.) act as an irritant or stimulant on (a part of the body). E17.

2. verb trans. fig. Carp at; criticize adversely. rare. M-L17.

3. verb intrans. Twitch; contract or move convulsively. rare. L17.

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