Titillate

  • 11titillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tickle; excite. See touch, desire, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tickle, stimulate, arouse, turn on*; see excite 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [TIT ul ate] to… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 12titillate — verb (T) if a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually excited or interested: the usual pinups to titillate the readers titillating adjective titillation / tIti leISFn/ noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13titillate — tit•il•late [[t]ˈtɪt lˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to excite agreeably: to titillate one s curiosity[/ex] 2) to excite a tingling sensation in, as by touching lightly; tickle • Etymology: 1610–20; < L tītillātus, ptp. of tītillāre to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14titillate — /ˈtɪtəleɪt / (say tituhlayt) verb (t) (titillated, titillating) 1. to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking lightly. 2. to excite agreeably: to titillate the fancy. {Latin titillātus tickled} –titillation… …

  • 15titillate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin titillatus, past participle of titillare Date: 1620 transitive verb 1. to excite pleasurably ; arouse by stimulation 2. tickle 2 intransitive verb to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement • tit …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16titillate — Synonyms and related words: affect the interest, amuse, appeal, attract, be attractive, becharm, beckon, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, charm, concern, convulse, delectate, delight, divert, enchant, engage, enliven, enrapture, enravish …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17titillate — tit|il|late [ˈtıtıleıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of titillare to tickle ] if a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested >titillating adj >titillation [ˌtıtıˈleıʃən] n… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18titillate — tit|il|late [ tıtıl,eıt ] verb transitive to produce feelings of interest, pleasure, or sexual excitement in someone ╾ tit|il|la|tion [ ,tıt l,eıʃn ] noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19titillate — see TIT …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20titillate — tit·il·late || tɪtleɪt / tɪtɪleɪt v. excite pleasurably, arouse, stimulate, tickle …

    English contemporary dictionary