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Examples of urinate in a Sentence
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This process was repeated three times (for a total of 6 ounces) to mimic a baby urinating overnight in a diaper.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
He was detained in a basement cell for hours, denied use of a restroom, and was forced to urinate on himself, the lawsuit alleges.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
One of the men walked onto the porch and began to urinate on the flag while the other man recorded him, the video shows.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
Except that each is further evidence of the intense dislike the locals have for the shrieking, vomiting, urinating hordes that treat their town with such disrespect.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
If a person were to drink too much water, in most cases, the kidneys would excrete the excess fluid, resulting in the person urinating a lot, Kalantari said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
An 11-year-old Black child who urinated in public outside a Mississippi office building and was given probation and told to write a report about Kobe Bryant will no longer have to do either, his attorney said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Police had been called to the home, in the 3000 block of Lupine Drive, more than 40 times in 2023 for reports of large crowds, disturbances, people urinating outside and shots fired.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Physicians for Human Rights–Israel said in a report Monday that detainees reported guards urinating on them and forcing them to kiss the Israeli flag and to strip.
—Wahaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near urinate
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“Urinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urinate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
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Medical Definition
urinate
intransitive verb
uri·nate
ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌnāt
urinated; urinating
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