ur·ti·cate (ûr′tĭ-kāt′) v. ur·ti·cat·ed , ur·ti·cat·ing , ur·ti·cates
v. tr. To sting or whip with or as if with nettles.
v. intr. To produce a stinging or itching sensation.
adj. (-kĭt, -kāt′) Characterized by the presence of hives.
[Medieval Latin urticāre , urticāt- , from Latin urtica , nettle .]
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urticate (ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt ) adj (Pathology) Also: urticant characterized by the presence of weals
vb (Medicine) to perform urtication
[C19: from Medieval Latin urtīcāre to sting, from Latin urtīca a nettle]
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ur•ti•cate (ˈɜr tɪˌkeɪt) v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. (of skin) to erupt with hives.
[1835–45; < Medieval Latin urtīcātus, past participle of urtīcāre to sting, derivative of Latin urtīca nettle]
ur`ti•ca′tion, n.
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urticate Past participle: urticatedGerund: urticatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative urticate urticate
Present I urticate you urticate he/she/it urticates we urticate you urticate they urticate
Preterite I urticated you urticated he/she/it urticated we urticated you urticated they urticated
Present Continuous I am urticating you are urticating he/she/it is urticating we are urticating you are urticating they are urticating
Present Perfect I have urticated you have urticated he/she/it has urticated we have urticated you have urticated they have urticated
Past Continuous I was urticating you were urticating he/she/it was urticating we were urticating you were urticating they were urticating
Past Perfect I had urticated you had urticated he/she/it had urticated we had urticated you had urticated they had urticated
Future I will urticate you will urticate he/she/it will urticate we will urticate you will urticate they will urticate
Future Perfect I will have urticated you will have urticated he/she/it will have urticated we will have urticated you will have urticated they will have urticated
Future Continuous I will be urticating you will be urticating he/she/it will be urticating we will be urticating you will be urticating they will be urticating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been urticating you have been urticating he/she/it has been urticating we have been urticating you have been urticating they have been urticating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been urticating you will have been urticating he/she/it will have been urticating we will have been urticating you will have been urticating they will have been urticating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been urticating you had been urticating he/she/it had been urticating we had been urticating you had been urticating they had been urticating
Conditional I would urticate you would urticate he/she/it would urticate we would urticate you would urticate they would urticate
Past Conditional I would have urticated you would have urticated he/she/it would have urticated we would have urticated you would have urticated they would have urticated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. urticate - whip with or as with nettles lash ,
whip - strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
nettle ,
urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
2. urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensationsting ,
bite ,
burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
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