titillate vs excite

titillate and excite both are verbs.

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

As verbs, excite is a hypernym of titillate; that is, excite is a word with a broader meaning than titillate:

Other hypernyms of titillate include shake, shake up, stimulate, stir.

titillate (verb)	excite (verb)
excite pleasurably or erotically	act as a stimulant
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements	produce a magnetic field in
	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