ejaculate
[verb ih-jak-yuh-leyt; noun ih-jak-yuh-lit]
verb (used with object), e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing.
to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
to eject (semen).
to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.
verb (used without object), e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing.
to eject semen.
noun
the semen emitted in an ejaculation.
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Origin of ejaculate
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ejaculate
verb (ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt)
noun (ɪˈdʒækjʊlɪt)
Word Origin for ejaculate
C16: from Latin ējaculārī to hurl out, from jaculum javelin, from jacere to throw
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ejaculate
1570s, "emit semen," from Latin eiaculatus, past participle of eiaculari "to throw out, shoot out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + iaculari "to throw, hurl, cast, dart," from iaculum "javelin, dart," from iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Only other surviving sense is "exclaim suddenly" (1660s). Related: Ejaculated; ejaculating.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
ejaculate
[ĭ-jăk′yə-lāt′]
v.
n.
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