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vesicate
[ ves-i-keyt ]
/ ˈvɛs ɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ves·i·cat·ed, ves·i·cat·ing.
to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
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Origin of vesicate
OTHER WORDS FROM vesicate
ves·i·ca·tion, nounWords nearby vesicate
Vesey, vesica, vesical, vesicant, vesica piscis, vesicate, vesicatory, vesicle, vesicular, vesicular exanthema, vesicular stomatitis
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British Dictionary definitions for vesicate
vesicate
/ (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
to blister
Derived forms of vesicate
vesication, nounWord Origin for vesicate
C17: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesica
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