WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•ti•cate
(ûr′ti kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- Botanyto sting with or as if with nettles.
- Botanyto whip with or as if with nettles, esp. so as to produce a stinging sensation;
flog;
lash.
v.i.
- Botanyto sting in the manner of a nettle.
- Medieval Latin urtīcātus (past participle of urtīcāre to sting), equivalent. to Latin urtīc(a) nettle + -ātus -ate1
- 1835–45
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