ejaculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
  2. To say abruptly.
  3. To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.
  4. Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.
  5. To sexually stimulate (someone) so that they eject fluid from the urethra.
noun
  1. Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ejaculate (verb).wav ĭjăʹkyəlāt /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.leɪt/ /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.lət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ejaculate (noun).wav ĭjăʹkyələt /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.lət/

Word forms

ejaculate ejaculates ejaculating ejaculated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ē- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁kyeti Proto-Italic *jīkjō Proto-Italic *jakjōder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin iaculus Latin iaculum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iaculor Latin ēiaculor Latin ēiaculātusbor. English ejaculate Borrowed from Latin ēiaculātus, perfect active participle of ēiaculor (“to hurl, shoot out”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from ē (“out”) + iaculor (“throw, dart”), from iaculum (“a missile, a dart”), from iaciō (“to throw, to hurl”).

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