EJACULATE Definition & Meaning

ejaculate

[ verb ih-jak-yuh-leyt; noun ih-jak-yuh-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

ejaculated, ejaculating.

to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
to eject (semen).
to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.

verb (used without object)

ejaculated, ejaculating.

to eject semen.

noun

the semen emitted in an ejaculation.

ejaculate

verb

to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm
tr to utter abruptly; blurt out

noun

another word for semen

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Derived Forms

��ˈ�Ჹ��ˌ��ٴǰ�, noun

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

�ܲ�e·�Ჹ��u·��e�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ejaculate¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin ŧ�Ჹ��ܱ��ٳܲ� “thrown out,” past participle of ŧ�Ჹ��ܱ��ī “to shoot out, throw out,” from ŧ- e- ¹ + jacul(um) “javelin” (from jac(ere) “to throw” + -ulum -ule ) + -��ī, infinitive suffix

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ejaculate¹

C16: from Latin ŧ�Ჹ��ܱ��ī to hurl out, from jaculum javelin, from jacere to throw

EJ ejaculation

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