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   urticate

   /ˈəːtɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. cause a stinging or prickling sensation like that given by a nettle: "the spines do not urticate, but look like they should"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as urtication): from medieval Latin urticat- ‘stung’, from the verb urticare, from Latin urtica (see urticaria).

   Derivatives

   • 1. urtication noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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