Vellicate
Pronunciation : Vel"li*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.]
Definition : Defn: To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot.
t. [imp. & p. p. Vellicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vel"li*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913