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Verb vellicate has 2 senses
- tickle, titillate, vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
--1 is one way to itch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- pinch, vellicate - irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
--2 is one way to irritate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
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