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—vesication, n./ves"i kayt'/, v.t., vesicated, vesicating.to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.[1650-60; < NL vesicatus (ptp. of vesicare to blister), equiv. to vesic(a) (see VESICA) + -atus -ATE1]
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Vesicate — Ves i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vesicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vesicating}.] [See {Vesicant}.] (Med.) To raise little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and separate the cuticle of; to blister. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vesicate — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vesicate — [ves′ikāt΄] vt., vi. vesicated, vesicating [< L vesica, bladder, blister] to blister vesication n … English World dictionary
vesicate — verb To blister See Also: vesication, vesicatory … Wiktionary
vesicate — To form a vesicle … Medical dictionary
vesicate — ves·i·cate || vesɪkeɪt v. raise blisters; cause the formation of blisters … English contemporary dictionary
vesicate — [ vɛsɪkeɪt, vi: ] verb chiefly Medicine blister. Derivatives vesication noun vesicatory adjective &noun Origin C17: from late L. vesicat having pustules , from vesica bladder … English new terms dictionary
vesicate — ves·i·cate … English syllables
vesicate — /ˈvɛsəkeɪt/ (say vesuhkayt) verb (t) (vesicated, vesicating) to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister. {vesic(a) + ate1} –vesication /vɛsəˈkeɪʃən/ (say vesuh kayshuhn), noun …
vesicate — v.tr. raise blisters on. Derivatives: vesicant adj. & n. vesication n. vesicatory adj. & n. Etymology: LL vesicare vesicat (as VESICA) … Useful english dictionary
