flatulate

[ flach-uh-leyt ]

verb (used without object),flat·u·lat·ed, flat·u·lat·ing.
  1. to expel intestinal gas through the anus.

Origin of flatulate

1
First recorded in 1940–45; probably from flatul(ence) or flatul(ent) + -ate1

Other words from flatulate

  • flat·u·la·tion, noun

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