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.