ejaculate
[verb ih-jak-yuh-leyt; noun ih-jak-yuh-lit]
- to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
- to eject (semen).
- to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.
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- to eject semen.
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- the semen emitted in an ejaculation.
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Origin of ejaculate
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ejaculate
- to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm
- (tr) to utter abruptly; blurt out
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- another word for semen
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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.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
ejaculate
(ĭ-jăk′yə-lāt′)- To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge semen in orgasm.
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- Semen ejaculated in orgasm.
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