urticate

2 definitions found

urticate - 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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, urticate]