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titillate

[tit-l-eyt]

verb (used with object)

titillated, titillating 
  1. to excite or arouse agreeably, often in a sexually suggestive way.

    She knows how to titillate the senses and enthrall the mind of her readers with her excellent storytelling.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking lightly.



titillate

/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to arouse, tease, interest, or excite pleasurably and often superficially

  2. to cause a tickling or tingling sensation in, esp by touching

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • titillation noun
  • titillative adjective
  • untitillated adjective
  • untitillating adjective
  • ˈپپˌپԲ adjective
  • ˌپپˈپDz noun
  • ˈپپˌپԲly adverb
  • ˈپپˌپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of titillate1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin īپٳܲ, past participle of īپ “to tickle”; -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of titillate1

C17: from Latin īپ
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But he said he was "proud, ready and more than able to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury" when he became the first act to be confirmed for this year's festival.

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While giving up physical intimacy might sound like the opposite of titillating, those familiar with the demands of monogamy and motherhood could recognize the erotic potential of solitude.

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“I want there to be a little bit of titillating and vibration going on.”

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What would “White Lotus” be without its titillating score and those warbled “ooh-loo-loo-loo’s?”

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“She hasn’t turned sleazy, hasn’t become part of a ‘12-fanged monster’ determined to do nothing but titillate and trash up the airwaves with its tawdry yarns,” staff writer Steve Weinstein wrote.

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