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ejaculate
[ verb ih-jak-yuh-leyt; noun ih-jak-yuh-lit ]
verb (used with object)
, e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing.
- to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
- to eject (semen).
- to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.
verb (used without object)
, e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing.
- to eject semen.
noun
- the semen emitted in an ejaculation.
ejaculate
verb
- to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm
- tr to utter abruptly; blurt out
noun
- another word for semen
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Derived Forms
- eˈjacuˌlator, noun
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Other Words From
- une·jacu·lated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ejaculate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ejaculate1
C16: from Latin ējaculārī to hurl out, from jaculum javelin, from jacere to throw
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Example Sentences
They were first observed in 1677 when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Dutch inventor of one of the world’s first microscopes, took a look at his own ejaculate under magnification and noticed what he called “animalcules” swimming around in the sample.
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