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vellicate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceeilltvStarts with VEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

Word origin

From Latin vellicatus, past participle of vellicare (“to twitch”). Cognate with Spanish pellizcar (“to pinch”).

Used in a sentence

  • Convulſions ariſing from Some Acrimony in the Stomach, or from ſomething vellicating a Nerve in its Extremity, and not in its Original where it ariſeth from the Brain, are not very dangerous.

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