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ur·ti·cate (ʉrt′ə kāt′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb urticated -·cat′ed, urticating -·cat′·ing
to sting with or as with nettles
Etymology: < ML urticatus, pp. of urticare, to sting < L urtica, a nettle, prob. < urere, to burn: see uredo
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