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Verb: horripilate  hó'ri-pu`leyt
  1. Have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
    "I horripilate when I see violence on television"
     
  2. Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
    "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"

Derived forms: horripilated, horripilating, horripilates

See also: horripilation

Type of: excite, experience, get, have, receive, stimulate, stir

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