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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

1650–60; <New Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent to vēsīc(a) (see vesica) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM vesicate

ves·i·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby vesicate

vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle, vesico-, vesicocele
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British Dictionary definitions for vesicate

vesicate
/ (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
to blister

Derived forms of vesicate

vesication, noun

Word Origin for vesicate

C17: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesica
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