# fellate

> English word · Verb · IPA /fəˈleɪt/

## Definitions
1. To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.
2. To suck in a manner suggestive of fellatio.
3. To suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.

## Etymology
Back-formation from fellatio on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin fellō (“suck”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, to suckle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fellate