vesicate

American

[ves-i-keyt] / ˈvɛs ɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

vesicated, vesicating

to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.

vesicate British

/ ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt /

verb

to blister

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Other Word Forms

vesication noun

Etymology

Origin of vesicate

1650–60; < New Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent to vēsīc ( a ) ( vesica ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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When the chilblains vesicate, ulcerate or slough, it is better to omit the aconite and apply the other components of the liniment without it.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

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