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- Dictionaryur·ti·cate/ˈərdəˌkāt/
verb
- 1. cause a stinging or prickling sensation like that given by a nettle: "the spines do not urticate, but look like they should"
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The meaning of URTICATE is to produce wheals or itching; especially : to induce hives.
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation.
Urticate definition: to sting with or as if with nettles.. See examples of URTICATE used in a sentence.
Define urticate. urticate synonyms, urticate pronunciation, urticate translation, English dictionary definition of urticate. v. ur·ti·cat·ed , ur·ti·cat·ing , ur·ti·cates v. tr. To sting or whip with or as if with nettles. v. intr. To produce a stinging or itching sensation.
1. to sting with or as if with nettles. 2. to whip with or as if with nettles, esp. so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash. intransitive verb. 3. to sting in the manner of a nettle. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Urticate definition: To sting or whip with or as if with nettles.
1. to sting with or as if with nettles. 2. to whip with or as if with nettles, esp. so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash. intransitive verb. 3. to sting in the manner of a nettle. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
