micturate

[mik-chuh-reyt]

verb (used without object)

micturated, micturating 

1. to pass urine; urinate.

micturate

/ ˌmɪktjʊˈrɪʃən, ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. (intr) a less common word for urinate

Other Word Forms

• micturition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of micturate¹

1835–45; < Latin mictur ( īre ) to desire to urinate ( mict ( us ), past participle of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of micturate¹

C19: from Latin micturīre to desire to urinate, from mingere to urinate

Example Sentences

There was plenty to enjoy in The Key, but its centrepiece was wholly micturated upon by the latter.

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His use of the word “micturated” recalls the Big Lebowski’s huffy response to the Dude’s complaints about men peeing on his rug.

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Another way of saying the same thing is that they a micturating away the collective wealth of the nation.

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To paraphrase a colloquialism, it is still outside the tent, micturating in.

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In Britain this individual is the Queen - or rather, it is an idealisation of who she is, decoupled from the living, breathing, perspiring and micturating reality.

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