urticate
urticate · urticates · urticated · urticating
To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hairTo have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
Meaning
1 sensesTo have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
Origin
From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).
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Forms
urticates, urticating, urticated, urticatedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation:nettle
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedurtication
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle