v.
Pronunciation: ' ə r-t ə - ˌ k ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin urticatus, past participle of urticare to sting, from Latin urtica
Date: 1843
: to produce wheals or itching especially : to induce hives
– ur · ti · ca · tion \ ˌ ə r-t ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun