/err"ti kayt'/ , v. , urticated, urticating .
v.t.
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.
v.i.
3. to sting in the manner of a nettle.
[ 1835-45; urticatus (ptp. of urticare to sting), equiv. to L urtic ( a ) nettle + -atus -ATE 1 ]