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vellicate

v. (அரு.) சட்டென்று இழு, வெடுக்கென்று பற்றியிழு, கவனத்தை இழு.


Vel"li*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vellicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating.] Etym: [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.] Defn: To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot. Vel"li*cate, v. i. Defn: To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.


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