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

Example Sentences

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

A vasectomy involves cutting and sealing the tube that carries sperm, preventing it from entering ejaculate fluid.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

We don’t know if the new coronavirus is present in vaginal secretions or ejaculate, but it has been identified in stool.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2020

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

You wade now through longer grass—sometimes even up to the knees; and half-forgetting pastoral life, you ejaculate "Speed the plough!"

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde