VERB: Inflected forms: tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle. 2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner: “Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity” (Bill Moyers).
ETYMOLOGY: Latin ttillre, ttillt-, to tickle.
OTHER FORMS: titil·later —NOUN
titil·lating·ly —ADVERB
titil·lation —NOUN
titil·lative —ADJECTIVE
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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