URTICATE
nettle, urticate
(verb) sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate
(verb) whip with or as with nettles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
urticate (third-person singular simple present urticates, present participle urticating, simple past and past participle urticated)
To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
Adjective
urticate (not comparable)
Marked by the presence of wheals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ti*cate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Urticating.]
Definition: To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. G. A. Sala.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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