Urticate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

whip with or as with nettles

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːɾᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːtɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːtɪkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːɾᵻkˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nettle

Word Forms

nettle	noun	any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
urtication	noun	a sensation of having been stung by nettles

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

urticaire

fouetter avec ou comme avec des orties

🇪🇸Spanish

urticar

batir con o como con ortigas

🇮🇹Italian

urticare

frullare con o come con le ortiche

🇳🇱Dutch

urticeren

zweep met of zoals met brandnetels

🇵🇹Portuguese

urticar

chicotear com ou como urtiga

🇷🇺Russian

крапивница

кнут с крапивой или как с крапивой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पित्ती

बिछुआ के साथ या उस तरह से फेंटना

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறுநீர் கழிக்கும்

தொட்டால் எரிச்சலூட்டுகிற ஒருவகை செடி கொண்டு அல்லது போன்ற சவுக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉర్టికేట్

నేటిల్స్‌తో లేదా వాటితో కొరడాతో కొట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित करणे

चिडवणे सह किंवा म्हणून चाबूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરવું

નેટટલ્સ સાથે અથવા જેમ ચાબુક મારવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರ್ಟಿಕೇಟ್

ನೆಟಲ್ಸ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರಂತೆ ಚಾವಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荨麻疹

用荨麻鞭打或用荨麻鞭打

🇯🇵Japanese

口内炎をする

イラクサと一緒に、またはイラクサと同様に鞭打つ

🇰🇷Korean

두드러기

쐐기풀과 함께 또는 쐐기풀과 함께 채찍질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi mề đay

roi bằng hoặc như với cây tầm ma

🇮🇩Indonesian

urtikaria

cambuk dengan atau seperti jelatang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حث

سوط مع أو كما هو الحال مع نبات القراص

🇮🇷Persian

کهیر کردن

با شلاق یا مانند گزنه

🇹🇷Turkish

ürkütmek

ısırgan otu ile veya ısırgan otu gibi kırbaçlayın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעורר

להקציף עם או כמו עם סרפד

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The primary meaning of 'urticate' is 'whip with or as with nettles'.

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Using 'urticate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'urticate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'urticate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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