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ejaculate

verb ejac·u·late \ i-ˈja-kyə-ˌlāt \

Definition of ejaculate

ejaculated; ejaculating
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
—

ejaculator

play \i-ˈja-kyə-ˌlā-tər\ noun

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Examples of ejaculate in a Sentence

  1. He was unable to ejaculate.

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

Origin and Etymology of ejaculate

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

ejaculate Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Related Words

blunder, leak;

bellow, bleat, crow, holler, hoot, howl, roar, shout, whoop, yowl;

aah (also ah), ooh;

interject;

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ejaculate

noun ejac·u·late \ i-ˈja-kyə-lət \

Definition of ejaculate

: the semen released by one ejaculation

First Known Use of ejaculate

1927

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EJACULATE Defined for English Language Learners

ejaculate

verb

Definition of ejaculate for English Language Learners

  • medical : to release semen from the penis

  • : to say (something) suddenly and forcefully

EJACULATE Defined for Kids

ejaculate

verb ejac·u·late \ i-ˈjak-yə-ˌlāt \

Definition of ejaculate for Students

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

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ejaculate

verb ejac·u·late \ i-ˈjak-yə-ˌlāt \

medical Definition of ejaculate

ejaculated; ejaculating
transitive verb
1 : to eject from a living body; specifically : to eject (semen) in orgasm
intransitive verb
: to eject a fluid (as semen)
—

ejaculator

play \-ˌlāt-ər\ noun
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ejaculate

noun ejac·u·late \ -lət \

medical Definition of ejaculate

: the semen released by one ejaculation

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