urinate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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urinatesimple
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urinatessimple
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have urinatedperfect
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has urinatedperfect
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am urinatingprogressive
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are urinatingprogressive
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is urinatingprogressive
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have been urinatingperfect progressive
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has been urinatingperfect progressive
Past
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urinatedsimple
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had urinatedperfect
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was urinatingprogressive
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were urinatingprogressive
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had been urinatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of urinate
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn ( a ) urine + -ātus -ate 1
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In reality, artificially boosting testosterone, especially if not medically indicated, can shrink testicles, lower sperm counts and even make it harder to urinate.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The incident occurred Saturday night when the off-duty deputy let the 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, named Santi, out into the yard to urinate, according to a news release by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Many went from waking up multiple times each night to urinate to waking only about once per night.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
He said he had to urinate in plastic bottles and defecate in bin bags, and that the last time he had a shower was at the end of 2024.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Ben has plenty of containers into which he can urinate.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
All of these differences, Yamamoto explained, could determine how contagiously each species of primate urinates.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
She said she is drinking so little herself, she only urinates every other day.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
“Her mother badgered the school until they agreed to put a litter box in one of the stalls. So this girl goes into the litter room or to the girl’s room and urinates or whatever.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
A meadow froghopper urinates so much that it could drown itself.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
In the De Secretis Mulierum, wrongly attributed to Albertus Magnus, it is laid down that "the virgin urinates higher than the woman."
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Ellis, Havelock
The elephants, after ransacking her house and eating her corn, urinated on what remained of her grain supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Over time, he said, they stamped ponds and urinated and defecated in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Terrified, the young boy urinated on himself and remained in his soiled clothes until he and his family were transferred to a Texas detention center.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025
Jodi, from Hull, said she felt "so embarrassed and quite trapped" on her first lesson when her instructor got out of his car and urinated in front of her.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
The bigger cub urinated with fear, then found a corner, pressed himself tight to the cold wall, and lay down.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
People should not ignore prostate symptoms, such as difficulty urinating.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Also, the dog stained the oak floors by regularly urinating in the living room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Some symptoms can include fever, chills with cough, shortness of breath if the bacteria infect the lung, and pain or blood when urinating if the bladder/kidneys are infected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Its website lists symptoms as feeling thirsty, having dark yellow, strong-smelling urine; urinating less often than usual; feeling dizzy or lightheaded; feeling tired; a dry mouth, lips and tongue.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
No, I'm not the urinating champion of all time.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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