ejaculate

[verb ih-jak-yuh-leyt; noun ih-jak-yuh-lit]

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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.

Origin of ejaculate

1570–80; < Latin ējaculātus (past participle of ējaculārī) shot out, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + jacul(um) javelin (jac(ere) to throw + -ulum -ule) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsun·e·jac·u·lat·ed, adjective

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Related Words for ejaculate

discharge, climax, come, spurt

British Dictionary definitions for ejaculate

ejaculate

verb (ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt)

to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm

(tr) to utter abruptly; blurt out

noun (ɪˈdʒækjʊlɪt)

another word for semen

Derived Formsejaculator, noun

Word Origin for ejaculate

C16: from Latin ējaculārī to hurl out, from jaculum javelin, from jacere to throw

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Word Origin and History for 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.

ejaculate in Medicine

ejaculate

[ĭ-jăk′yə-lāt′]

v.

To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge semen in orgasm.

n.

Semen ejaculated in orgasm.