urinate

American

[yoor-uh-neyt] / ˈyʊər əˌneɪt /

verb (used without object)

urinated, urinating

to pass or discharge urine.

urinate British

/ ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

(intr) to excrete or void urine; micturate

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Other Word Forms

urination noun
urinative adjective

Etymology

Origin of urinate

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn ( a ) urine + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Those symptoms can include needing to urinate more frequently, as well as a slow or weak urinary stream.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Many women who are forced to sit or lie down for long periods in hospital struggle to urinate without pain and movement.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

But he is stoical when he talks about passing blood and having to urinate numerous times a day.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

“It’s not like they intentionally gather to urinate together — since they urinate wherever they are. Perhaps it might be easy to imagine contagious yawning.”

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

At school and during field work, all students had to ask permission to urinate or defecate.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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