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jaculate

American

[jak-yuh-leyt] / ˈdʒæk yəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

jaculated, jaculating

to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).

Other Word Forms

interjaculate

verb (used with object)
interjaculatory

adjective
jaculation

noun
jaculator

noun
jaculatory

adjective

Etymology

Origin of jaculate

1615–25; < Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent to jacul ( um ) javelin (noun use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate ¹

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