ur·ti·cate
(ûr′tĭ-kāt′)v. ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing, ur·ti·cates
v.tr. To sting or whip with or as if with nettles.
v.intr. To produce a stinging or itching sensation.
adj. (-kĭt, -kāt′) Characterized by the presence of hives.
[Medieval Latin urticāre, urticāt-, from Latin urtica, nettle.]
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urticate
(ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt) adj (Pathology) Also: urticant characterized by the presence of weals
vb (Medicine) to perform urtication
[C19: from Medieval Latin urtīcāre to sting, from Latin urtīca a nettle]
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ur•ti•cate
(ˈɜr tɪˌkeɪt)
v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. (of skin) to erupt with hives.
[1835–45; < Medieval Latin urtīcātus, past participle of urtīcāre to sting, derivative of Latin urtīca nettle]
ur`ti•ca′tion, n.
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urticate
Past participle: urticated
Gerund: urticating
| Imperative |
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| urticate |
| urticate |
| Present |
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| I urticate |
| you urticate |
| he/she/it urticates |
| we urticate |
| you urticate |
| they urticate |
| Preterite |
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| I urticated |
| you urticated |
| he/she/it urticated |
| we urticated |
| you urticated |
| they urticated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am urticating |
| you are urticating |
| he/she/it is urticating |
| we are urticating |
| you are urticating |
| they are urticating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have urticated |
| you have urticated |
| he/she/it has urticated |
| we have urticated |
| you have urticated |
| they have urticated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was urticating |
| you were urticating |
| he/she/it was urticating |
| we were urticating |
| you were urticating |
| they were urticating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had urticated |
| you had urticated |
| he/she/it had urticated |
| we had urticated |
| you had urticated |
| they had urticated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will urticate |
| you will urticate |
| he/she/it will urticate |
| we will urticate |
| you will urticate |
| they will urticate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have urticated |
| you will have urticated |
| he/she/it will have urticated |
| we will have urticated |
| you will have urticated |
| they will have urticated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be urticating |
| you will be urticating |
| he/she/it will be urticating |
| we will be urticating |
| you will be urticating |
| they will be urticating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been urticating |
| you have been urticating |
| he/she/it has been urticating |
| we have been urticating |
| you have been urticating |
| they have been urticating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been urticating |
| you will have been urticating |
| he/she/it will have been urticating |
| we will have been urticating |
| you will have been urticating |
| they will have been urticating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been urticating |
| you had been urticating |
| he/she/it had been urticating |
| we had been urticating |
| you had been urticating |
| they had been urticating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would urticate |
| you would urticate |
| he/she/it would urticate |
| we would urticate |
| you would urticate |
| they would urticate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have urticated |
| you would have urticated |
| he/she/it would have urticated |
| we would have urticated |
| you would have urticated |
| they would have urticated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  urticate - whip with or as with nettles lash, whip - strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" nettle, urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation |
| 2. |  urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensationsting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" |
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