urticate
verb
[ ˈəːtɪkeɪt ]
• cause a stinging or prickling sensation like that given by a nettle.
• "the spines do not urticate, but look like they should"
Origin:
mid 19th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as urtication ): from medieval Latin urticat- ‘stung’, from the verb urticare, from Latin urtica (see urticaria).
