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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Vellicate

· Vel·li·cate · IPA /ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/
01 v. t. To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
imp. & p. p. Vellicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating
  1. 1.
    To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
    “Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous.” — Arbuthnot.
02 v. i. To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
  1. 1.
    To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.