vellicate (ˈvɛlɪˌkeɪt ) vb rare to twitch, pluck, or pinch
[C17: from Latin vellicāre, from vellere to tear off]
ˌvelliˈcation n
ˈvellicative adj
vellicate Past participle: vellicatedGerund: vellicatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative vellicate vellicate
Present I vellicate you vellicate he/she/it vellicates we vellicate you vellicate they vellicate
Preterite I vellicated you vellicated he/she/it vellicated we vellicated you vellicated they vellicated
Present Continuous I am vellicating you are vellicating he/she/it is vellicating we are vellicating you are vellicating they are vellicating
Present Perfect I have vellicated you have vellicated he/she/it has vellicated we have vellicated you have vellicated they have vellicated
Past Continuous I was vellicating you were vellicating he/she/it was vellicating we were vellicating you were vellicating they were vellicating
Past Perfect I had vellicated you had vellicated he/she/it had vellicated we had vellicated you had vellicated they had vellicated
Future I will vellicate you will vellicate he/she/it will vellicate we will vellicate you will vellicate they will vellicate
Future Perfect I will have vellicated you will have vellicated he/she/it will have vellicated we will have vellicated you will have vellicated they will have vellicated
Future Continuous I will be vellicating you will be vellicating he/she/it will be vellicating we will be vellicating you will be vellicating they will be vellicating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been vellicating you have been vellicating he/she/it has been vellicating we have been vellicating you have been vellicating they have been vellicating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been vellicating you will have been vellicating he/she/it will have been vellicating we will have been vellicating you will have been vellicating they will have been vellicating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been vellicating you had been vellicating he/she/it had been vellicating we had been vellicating you had been vellicating they had been vellicating
Conditional I would vellicate you would vellicate he/she/it would vellicate we would vellicate you would vellicate they would vellicate
Past Conditional I would have vellicated you would have vellicated he/she/it would have vellicated we would have vellicated you would have vellicated they would have vellicated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movementsitch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
2. vellicate - irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
