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.
Vel"li*cate, v. i. To move
spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
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.
Vel"li*cate, v. i. To move
spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
