urinate
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English
Etymology
From urine + -ate, from Medieval Latin urino, from Classical Latin ūrīna (“urine”). More at urea.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/, /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/
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Verb
urinate (third-person singular simple present urinates, present participle urinating, simple past and past participle urinated)
- (intransitive, urology) To pass urine from the body.
- Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're toilet-training her.
- Boys on their campsite should avoid urinating within 200 feet of the lake.
- 1877, John Harvey Kellogg, Plain Facts for Old and Young:
- See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate.
Usage notes
This is a medical term loaned from Latin, but some people prefer to use this word in some social situations as an alternative to piss which can be too vulgar and pee, wee, etc. which can sound embarrassingly childish. The same applies to the noun urine.
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Adverb
urinate
- present adverbial passive participle of urini
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
urinate
- inflection of urinare:
Etymology 2
Participle
urinate f pl
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Latin
Participle
ūrīnāte