Word Study
urticate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb urticate has 2 senses
- urticate(v = verb.perception) Array - whip with or as with nettles; Array is one way to lash, whip
- urticate(v = verb.perception) nettle - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation; Array is one way to bite, burn, sting
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derived form noun urtication2
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
urticate, v. t. & i.
To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. G. A. Sala. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
urticate, v.tr. sting like a nettle.
Derivative
urtication n.
Etymology
med.L urticare f. L urtica: see URTICARIA
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