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Urticate

Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Urticating.] To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.
--G. A. Sal

Wiktionary
urticate
  1. Marked by the presence of wheals. v

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

WordNet
urticate
  1. v. whip with or as with nettles

  2. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation [syn: nettle]