verb
urticate
Urticate (verb) means to have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
verb
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To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
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Etymology
From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).
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What is the meaning of urticate?
"urticate" (verb) means to have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.