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
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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ejaculatesimple
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ejaculatessimple
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have ejaculatedperfect
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has ejaculatedperfect
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am ejaculatingprogressive
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are ejaculatingprogressive
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is ejaculatingprogressive
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have been ejaculatingperfect progressive
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has been ejaculatingperfect progressive
Past
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ejaculatedsimple
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had ejaculatedperfect
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was ejaculatingprogressive
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were ejaculatingprogressive
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had been ejaculatingperfect progressive
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
If it be summer, there should be a lump of ice in the crystal goblet; and the connoisseur will always hold it between him and the sunlight before imbibition, and ejaculate, "There's a picture!"
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
We found that men who performed fewer mate guarding behaviors produced higher quality ejaculates, having a greater concentration of sperm, a higher percentage of motile sperm and sperm that swam faster and less erratically.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
Scarcely has he recovered consciousness when he stares about him and ejaculates again & again, 'I've no more pain!
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh!" ejaculates Evan, at the same moment laying hand upon a volume directly underneath John Burrill's elbow.
From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.
“Oh! no, no!” ejaculates the humane youth, horrified at the thought of such cruelty, “anything but that, Caspar.”
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
Clever, sir!" ejaculates the father, "he's more than clever, though I don't sing his praises before his face.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William
Researchers found that men with higher levels of both short- and long-term stress and anxiety ejaculated less semen and had lower sperm concentration and counts.
From Reuters ● Feb. 20, 2013
In men who have not ejaculated for a week or longer, the sperm stored in the testes begin to degrade and die out, leading to lower fertility.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2011
The Calvinists held up their hands in horror, ejaculated: "How terrible!"
From Time Magazine Archive
When Jim Ferguson heard that Moody had accepted the challenge, he threw up his hands and ejaculated: "Dan is a blowed-up sucker and a gone fawnskin!"
From Time Magazine Archive
“Gratitude!” he ejaculated; and added wildly—“Jane accept me quickly. Say, Edward—give me my name—Edward—I will marry you.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
She turned sick; she nearly fainted; she shrunk from her hand with horrour; yet strove to recover her courage, by ejaculating a fervent prayer.
From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
To herself Mrs. Minto was ejaculating in a shivering way: "My baby, my baby!"
From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank
They thought she was dead; but she shortly afterward recovered from her swoon, and those around her heard her softly ejaculating, "I thank thee, O good Jesus, for having saved me in this danger."
From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.
She knelt, with tender reverence, by her side, inwardly ejaculating, Sleep on, my angel sister!
From The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
The Dr. raised his eyes and hands as if he thought me demented, & making a low bow & ejaculating a long Hah-hah retreated for the door.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
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