urinate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- urination noun
- urinative adjective
Etymology
Origin of urinate
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn ( a ) urine + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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"I walked into an open cubicle in the women's toilets to be welcomed by a man about to urinate," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
Many women who are forced to sit or lie down for long periods in hospital struggle to urinate without pain and movement.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
From Amazon forcing workers to urinate in bottles to Walmart penalizing employees for taking sick days, employers everywhere use and abuse their authority in the workplace to humiliate, demean, and harass workers.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025
Two and a half weeks later, Henrietta’s abdomen hurt, and she could barely urinate.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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