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Define the word urticate

"Urticate" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Urticating.]
   To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.
   --G. A. Sala.
   [1913 Webster]

"urticate" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

urticate
     v 1: whip with or as with nettles
     2: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or
        sensation [syn: nettle]