ejaculate

American  

[ih-jak-yuh-leyt, ih-jak-yuh-lit] / ɪˈdʒæk yəˌleɪt, ɪˈdʒæk yə lɪt /

verb (used with object)

ejaculated, ejaculating

1. to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.

2. to eject (semen).

3. to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.

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verb (used without object)

ejaculated, ejaculating

1. to eject semen.

noun

1. the semen emitted in an ejaculation.

ejaculate British  

verb

1. to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm

2. (tr) to utter abruptly; blurt out

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noun

1. another word for semen

Other Word Forms

• ejaculator noun
• unejaculated adjective

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