urinate
verb/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/UK/ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine + -ate. Compare French uriner.
- borrowed from urinātus
Definitions
To pass urine from the body.
- Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're housebreaking her.
- Boys on their campsite should avoid urinating within 200 feet of the lake.
- See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for urinate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA