masturbate

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See also: mastúrbate

English

Etymology

From Latin masturbārī. Further derivation uncertain; see masturbor for more.

Pronunciation

Verb

masturbate (third-person singular simple present masturbates, present participle masturbating, simple past and past participle masturbated)

  1. (intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.
    I'm looking for some hot videos to masturbate to.
    • 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder, page 28:
      The primary function of a souvenir fetish is so that the offender can relive the actual event within the context of the fantasy, usually while masturbating to maintain sexual arousal and achieve orgasm (Canter et al., 2004).
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate someone else sexually without penetration of the penis.
    • 2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 293:
      Mrs Intiasar’s maids often masturbated her in the morning. It wasn’t something she discussed with anybody, least of all the maids. In fact, she hardly thought about it.
  3. (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual, that does not get them anywhere; something that wastes their time; something that does not help others or achieve any important goal.

Synonyms

synonyms of masturbate

Derived terms

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Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

masturbate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of masturbi

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

masturbate

  1. inflection of masturbare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

masturbate f pl

  1. feminine plural of masturbato

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

masturbāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of masturbātus

Romanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

masturbate f pl or n pl

  1. feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of masturbat

Spanish

Verb

masturbate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of masturbar combined with te
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