urticate
Verb
Verb Forms: urticated, urticating, urticates
- To cause a stinging or itching sensation, like nettles.
- 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.
Examples
- A strategically placed word can URTICATE an opponent, forcing them to rethink their next move.
Origin / Etymology
From or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
urticate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordurticate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
urticate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
urticate: valid Words With Friends Word