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vellicate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vellicate \Vel"li*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vellicated}; p. pr & vb n. {Vellicating}.] [L. vellicatus p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr vellere to pluck, pull.] To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. --Arbuthnot. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vellicate \Vel"li*cate\, v. i. To move spasmodically; to twitch; as a nerve vellicates. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vellicate v : squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
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