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Definition of: vellicate
(vel′ə·kāt) v.t. & v.i. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To twitch or pluck. [<L vellicatus, pp. of vellicare twitch, freq. of vellere pluck]
—vel′li·ca′tion n.
—vel′li·ca′tive adjective
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