Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Urticate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
whip with or as with nettles
2
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
3
To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
Adjective
1
Marked by the presence of wheals.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)