mordicate,v.|ˈmɔːdɪkeɪt| [f. L. mordicāt-, ppl. stem of mordicāre, f.mord-ēre to bite.] trans. To bite, sting, affect with a biting pain. 1651Biggs New Disp. §150 The urine also, though salt, doth not mordicate or fret the bladder.1656Blount Glossogr., Mordicate..to hurt with biting.