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titillate

/ˈtɪtɪleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
tit-il-late
IPA
/ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stimulate or excite sensually.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin tītillātus, from tītillāre (“to tickle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tītillātus

Inflected Forms

titillates (present, singular) titillating (participle, present) titillated (participle, past) titillated (past)

Derived Forms

titillating titillative titillator

Frequently Paired Words

titillation

Synonyms

tickle vellicate

Questions

How do you pronounce titillate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/.
What does titillate mean?
To stimulate or excite sensually.
Where does titillate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce titillate

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