# urticate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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