urticate
Meanings
Verb
- whip with or as with nettles
- sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
- To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
Adj
- Marked by the presence of wheals.
Origin / Etymology
From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
urticate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordurticate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
urticate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
urticate is a valid Words With Friends word