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

“Since all white blood cells come from the bone marrow donor after a bone-marrow transplant, it will not be a surprise that ejaculate containing white blood cells will also be of the donor.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2019

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

Those who favoured boxer shorts had on average 64.7m sperm per millilitre and 168m sperm per ejaculate.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2018

It is possible that, here or earlier, the not-quite-so-gentle-as-he-is-traditionally-called reader may ejaculate, "This is all true enough; but it is all very well known, and does not need recapitulation."

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George