urticateEtymologyFrom or formed like (post-Classical?) Latin urticatus, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”).urticate means marked by the presence of wheals. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.adjMarked by the presence of wheals.“In certain cases of erythemata there was an urticate look.”verbTo have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.