titillate
pronunciation
How to pronounce titillate in British English:
UK [ˈtɪtɪleɪt]
How to pronounce titillate in American English:
US [ˈtɪtlˌet]
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- Verb:
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- excite pleasurably or erotically
Word Origin
- titillate
- titillate: see tit
- titillate (v.)
- 1610s, back-formation from titillation. Related: Titillated; titillating.
Example
- 1. So many adverts nowadays are designed to titillate .
- 2. In reviewing a novel , you shall try to titillate rather than satiate the reader .
- 3. The book has no artistic and its sole aim is to titillate ( the reader ) .
- 4. Monkeys often titillate each other .
- 5. The has no artistic merit and its sole aim is to titillate ( the reader ) .