ejaculate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
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to eject (semen).
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to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm
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(tr) to utter abruptly; blurt out
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has ejaculatedperfect 3rd person singular
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have ejaculatedperfect
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have been ejaculatingperfect progressive
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has been ejaculatingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is ejaculatingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am ejaculatingprogressive 1st person singular
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are ejaculatingprogressive
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ejaculatessingular 3rd person
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ejaculatingparticiple
Past
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had ejaculatedperfect
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had been ejaculatingperfect progressive
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were ejaculatingprogressive plural
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was ejaculatingprogressive singular
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ejaculatedparticiple
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ejaculatedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of ejaculate
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin ējaculātus “thrown out,” past participle of ējaculārī “to shoot out, throw out,” from ē- e- 1 + jacul(um) “javelin” (from jac(ere) “to throw” + -ulum -ule ) + -ārī, infinitive suffix
Example Sentences
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For one thing, the genes of breeding bulls are well understood, and for another, breeding organisations obtain ejaculate from the animals twice a week as part of normal operations.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024
The clinic could not find any gametes, or sperm, in her ejaculate, even though she had stopped taking her hormones 10 months earlier.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
A vasectomy involves cutting and sealing the tube that carries sperm, preventing it from entering ejaculate fluid.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022
According to Delgado, she’s never heard of a case where a neutered cat produced ejaculate from this type of behavior.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2019
His one wish was to see “Albert” and “Merton;” till feverish and his eye glittering with excitement, all that he could ejaculate was those two names.
From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard
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