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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of titillare 'to tickle'

titillate

 verb
     
tit‧il‧late [transitive]
if a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested
—titillating adjective
—titillation noun [uncountable]
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