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urticate

ur·ti·cate

uncommon

verb

1.

whip with or as with nettles

2.

sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

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Origin

From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).

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