vellicate
[ vel-i-keyt ]
/ ˈvɛl ɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), vel·li·cat·ed, vel·li·cat·ing.
to pluck; twitch.
to nip, pinch, or the like.
to cause to twitch.
verb (used without object), vel·li·cat·ed, vel·li·cat·ing.
to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch.
Origin of vellicate
1595–1605; < Latin
vellicātus, past participle of
vellicāre, frequentative of
vellere to pull, twitch; see
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM vellicate
vel·li·ca·tion, noun vel·li·ca·tive, adjectiveWords nearby vellicate
veliger,
velikiye luki,
velitation,
velites,
velleity,
vellicate,
vellore,
vellum,
vellus,
velma,
velo binding
British Dictionary definitions for vellicate
vellicate
/ (ˈvɛlɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
rare
to twitch, pluck, or pinch
Derived forms of vellicate
vellication, noun vellicative, adjectiveWord Origin for vellicate
C17: from Latin
vellicāre, from
vellere to tear off