urticate
1 synonym for urticate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To feel or cause a stinging feeling, like that from nettles or irritating hairs.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From, or formed like, the (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, itself from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).
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