jaculate

[ jak-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, jac·u·lat·ed, jac·u·lat·ing.

1. to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).

Other Words From

• jacu·lation noun
• jacu·lator noun
• jac·u·la·to·ry [jak, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• inter·jacu·late verb (used with object) interjaculated interjaculating
• inter·jacu·la·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaculate¹

1615–25; < Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent to jacul ( um ) javelin (noun use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

That awful Boston oath was his— He used to 'jaculate, "Gee Whiz!"

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