vesicate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ves′i kāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ves•i•cate  (ves′i kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
  1. Medicineto raise vesicles or blisters on;
    blister.
  • Neo-Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent. to vēsīc(a) (see vesica) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1650–60
ves′i•ca′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vesicate /ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt/ vb
  1. to blister
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesicaˌvesiˈcation n
'vesicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vesicant - vesicatory

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