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palpātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. palpo].

  1. I. A stroking, flattering, flattery: aufer hinc palpationes, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 43.
  2. II. Trembling, terror (eccl. Lat.): tenebrae et palpatio, Vulg. Isa. 32, 14.

palpātor, ōris, m. [1. palpo], a stroker; trop., a flatterer: perjurus, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 38; plur., id. Men. 2, 1, 35.