excite vs titillate

excite and titillate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excite	No	No	Yes	No
titillate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, titillate is a hyponym of excite; that is, titillate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excite:

excite (verb)	titillate (verb)
act as a stimulant	excite pleasurably or erotically
produce a magnetic field in	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
raise to a higher energy level
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
to evoke sexual feelings
arouse or elicit a feeling
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir feelings in