flatulate

[flach-uh-leyt]

verb (used without object)

flatulated, flatulating 

1. to expel intestinal gas through the anus.

Other Word Forms

• flatulation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatulate¹

First recorded in 1940–45; probably from flatul(ence) or flatul(ent) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

About a quarter of the methane in the country comes from cattle, which produce the gas when they belch or flatulate.

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