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

"Such subfertile bulls don't show up during conventional ejaculate screening. However, they can be reliably detected with our new marker genes."

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

Post-treatment symptoms are similar for all prostate cancer patients, including urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, diminished libido and loss of ejaculate.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021

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

It well becomes your character for generosity, M. La Fontaine, to look grave, and ponder, and ejaculate, on a friend’s untoward accident, instead of laughing, as those who little know you, might expect.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage