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ejaculate

verb
ejac·​u·​late | \ i-ˈja-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce ejaculate (audio) \
ejaculated; ejaculating

Definition of ejaculate

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to eject from a living body specifically : to eject (semen) in orgasm
2 : to utter suddenly and vehemently

intransitive verb

: to eject a fluid

ejaculate

noun
ejac·​u·​late | \ i-ˈja-kyə-lət How to pronounce ejaculate (audio) \

Definition of ejaculate (Entry 2 of 2)

: the semen released by one ejaculation
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Verb

ejaculator \ i-​ˈja-​kyə-​ˌlā-​tər How to pronounce ejaculator (audio) \ noun

Synonyms for ejaculate

Synonyms: Verb

blat, blurt (out), bolt, cry (out), exclaim

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Examples of ejaculate in a Sentence

Verb

 He was unable to ejaculate. “Eureka!” the Greek mathematician Archimedes is said to have ejaculated upon discovering a method for determining the purity of gold

First Known Use of ejaculate

Verb

1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ejaculate

Verb

Latin ejaculatus, past participle of ejaculari to throw out, from e- + jaculari to throw, from jaculum dart, from jacere to throw — more at jet

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The first known use of ejaculate was in 1578

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ejaculate

verb
How to pronounce ejaculate (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of ejaculate

medical : to release semen from the penis
old-fashioned : to say (something) suddenly and forcefully

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ejaculate

verb
ejac·​u·​late | \ i-ˈjak-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce ejaculate (audio) \
ejaculated; ejaculating

Kids Definition of ejaculate

: exclaim “Did ever anyone hear the like!” ejaculated Marilla …— Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

ejaculate

verb
ejac·​u·​late | \ i-ˈjak-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce ejaculate (audio) \
ejaculated; ejaculating

Medical Definition of ejaculate

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to eject from a living body specifically : to eject (semen) in orgasm

intransitive verb

: to eject a fluid (as semen)

Other Words from ejaculate

ejaculator \ -​ˌlāt-​ər How to pronounce ejaculator (audio) \ noun

ejaculate

noun
ejac·​u·​late | \ -lət How to pronounce ejaculate (audio) \

Medical Definition of ejaculate (Entry 2 of 2)

: the semen released by one ejaculation

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