VELLICATE

Vel″li‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vellicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating.] [[L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.]] To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot.