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Definitions for urticate
ˈɜr tɪˌkeɪtur·ticate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. urticateverb

    whip with or as with nettles

  2. nettle, urticateverb

    sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Wiktionary

  1. urticateverb

    To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.

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  1. urticate

    Urticate generally refers to the action of causing a stinging sensation or producing hives or welts on the skin, usually through contact with certain types of plants or animals that have stinging hairs or spines. This term often relates to defense mechanisms in nature, for example, when certain plants or animals urticate to ward off predators.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Urticate

    to sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of urticate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of urticate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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