vesicate

[ ves-i-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ves·i·cat·ed, ves·i·cat·ing.

1. to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.

vesicate

/ ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to blister

Derived Forms

• ˌvesiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• vesi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vesicate¹

1650–60; < New Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent to vēsīc ( a ) ( vesica ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of vesicate¹

C17: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesica