flatulate

[ flach-uh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, flat·u·lat·ed, flat·u·lat·ing.

1. to expel intestinal gas through the anus.

Other Words From

• flatu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatulate¹

First recorded in 1940–45; probably from flatul(ence) or flatul(ent) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

About a quarter of the methane in the country comes from cattle, which produce the gas when they belch or flatulate.

From Washington Times