urticate in English

urticate

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urticate, verb, -cated,-cating.

urticate

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v.i. to sting as or like a nettle.

urticate

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v.t. 1. to sting with or as if with nettles.
2. to whip (a benumbed or paralyzed limb) with nettles to restore sensation or circulation.