urinate

American

[yoor-uh-neyt] / ˈyʊər əˌneɪt /

verb (used without object)

urinated, urinating

to pass or discharge urine.

urinate British

/ ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

(intr) to excrete or void urine; micturate

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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 was getting blood in my urine... it was hurting all the time to urinate."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 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

But he is stoical when he talks about passing blood and having to urinate numerous times a day.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

I actually had repeated urges to urinate that day, probably due to overhydration.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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