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to vesicate

to vesicate

9.9
To make blisters appear on the skin
  • verb
  • /ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vesicar
  • Some chemical agents can vesicate the skin upon contact.

Examples

  • Prolonged exposure to the sun may vesicate sensitive areas of your body.

  • The sun can vesicate the skin if exposed too long.

  • Doctors observed that the new ointment did not vesicate the patients' skin.

  • He accidentally vesicated his hand while cooking.

  • Prolonged exposure to the sun may vesicate sensitive areas of your body.

  • Some chemical agents can vesicate the skin upon contact.

  • The sun can vesicate the skin if exposed too long.

Synonyms

to blister
vsto vesicate
15 3.5

To form raised bumps filled with fluid on the skin or a surface

is limited to forming those bumps on skin rather than on other surfaces
to vesiculate
vsto vesicate
  • Specialized
9.9

To form small pockets filled with fluid in tissue

is about creating fluid-filled raised skin bumps rather than tiny hollow spaces

Antonyms

to heal
481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

Surface Forms

vesicate infinitive
vesicated past
vesicated past participle
vesicating present participle
vesicates third person singular

Morphology

vesicate = vesicle (semi-transparent) = vesic + ate

The connection to 'vesicle' is clear, but the verb form 'vesicate' is rare and not immediately transparent to most learners.

Etymology

Vesicate comes from the Latin word vesica, which means 'blister' or 'bladder'. Think of vesicle, a small 'sac' in the body. So, to vesicate is to cause blisters, little sacs, to appear on the skin.