Etymology

titillate

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Today it means: To stimulate or excite sensually. Full definition →

Latin tītillātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtītillātus
  2. English todaytitillate

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.