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: urticated
Gerund: urticating
Imperative |
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urticate |
urticate |
Present |
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I urticate |
you urticate |
he/she/it urticates |
we urticate |
you urticate |
they urticate |
Preterite |
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I urticated |
you urticated |
he/she/it urticated |
we urticated |
you urticated |
they urticated |
Present Continuous |
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I am urticating |
you are urticating |
he/she/it is urticating |
we are urticating |
you are urticating |
they are urticating |
Present Perfect |
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I have urticated |
you have urticated |
he/she/it has urticated |
we have urticated |
you have urticated |
they have urticated |
Past Continuous |
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I was urticating |
you were urticating |
he/she/it was urticating |
we were urticating |
you were urticating |
they were urticating |
Past Perfect |
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I had urticated |
you had urticated |
he/she/it had urticated |
we had urticated |
you had urticated |
they had urticated |
Future |
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I will urticate |
you will urticate |
he/she/it will urticate |
we will urticate |
you will urticate |
they will urticate |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would urticate |
you would urticate |
he/she/it would urticate |
we would urticate |
you would urticate |
they would urticate |
Past Conditional |
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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