tit·il·late

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• tit|il|late — «TIHT uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. 1. to excite pleasany; stimulate agreeably. 2. = tickle. (Cf. ↑tickle) –v.i. to be titillated: »At once his ears and fingers began to titillate the roots of his hair to tingle ( …   Useful english dictionary

• tit — an·tit·ro·py; an·tit·y·py; ap·pe·tit·ost; bi·o·tit·ize; cys·tit·ic; der·ma·tit·ic; fit·tit; hem·a·tit·ic; hit·tit·ol·o·gy; in·tit·u·la·tion; in·tit·ule; lich·tit; mas·tit·ic; nyc·tit·ro·pism; par·o·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ization;… …   English syllables

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• tit — n 1a. a breast. Various Old Germanic lan guages and late Latin dialects contained related words formed on the root tet or tit (teta in Spanish and teton in French are modern cognates). Teat was, for many centuries, the standard English form; in… …   Contemporary slang

• Marsh Tit — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 …   Wikipedia

• in|tit|ule — «ihn TIHT yool», transitive verb, uled, ul|ing. to give a title or designation to (now especially by an act of Parliament). ╂[< Old French intituler, learned borrowing from Late Latin intitulāre dedicate, name after, entitle] …   Useful english dictionary

• titillate — tit·il·late …   English syllables

• titillate — 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

• titillate — 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

• titillate — 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