ejaculate

[ih-jak-yuh-leyt, ih-jak-yuh-lit]

verb (used with object)

ejaculated, ejaculating 

1. to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.

2. to eject (semen).

3. to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.

verb (used without object)

ejaculated, ejaculating 

1. to eject semen.

noun

1. the semen emitted in an ejaculation.

ejaculate

verb

1. to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm

2. (tr) to utter abruptly; blurt out

noun

1. another word for semen

Other Word Forms

• unejaculated adjective
• ejaculator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ejaculate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ejaculate¹

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