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urticate
[ ur-ti-keyt ]
/ ˈɜr tɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing.
to sting with or as if with nettles.
to whip with or as if with nettles, especially so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash.
verb (used without object), ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing.
to sting in the manner of a nettle.
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Origin of urticate
1835–45; <Medieval Latin urtīcātus (past participle of urtīcāre to sting), equivalent to Latin urtīc(a) nettle + -ātus-ate1
Words nearby urticate
Ursuline, urtext, urticaceous, urticant, urticaria, urticate, urtication, Uru., Uruapan, Urubamba, Uruguaiana
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British Dictionary definitions for urticate
urticate
/ (ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt) /
adjective
Also: urticant (ˈɜːtɪkənt) characterized by the presence of weals
verb
to perform urtication
Word Origin for urticate
C19: from Medieval Latin urtīcāre to sting, from Latin urtīca a nettle
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