URTICATE


Meaning of URTICATE in English

[ 'ə:tɪkeɪt ]

■ verb sting or prickle like a burn from a nettle.

Derivatives

urtication noun

Origin

C19 (earlier (C17) as urtication ): from med. L. urticat- , urticare 'to sting', from L. urtica (see urticaria ).

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