urinate

English

Etymology

From urine +‎ -ate, from Medieval Latin urino, from Classical Latin ūrīna (“urine”). More at urea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjɝɹɪneɪt/
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Verb

urinate (third-person singular simple present urinates, present participle urinating, simple past and past participle urinated)

  1. (urology) To pass urine from the body.
    1877 See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate. Use all possible means to remove the cause of irritation by giving him plenty of out-of-door exercise and a very simple, though nutritious, diet. — John Harvey Kellogg, Plain facts for Old and Young ....

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.

Synonyms

Translations

to pass urine from the body

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Esperanto

Adverb

urinate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of urini

Italian

Verb

urinate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of urinare
  2. second-person plural imperative of urinare
  3. feminine plural of urinato

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Latin

Participle

ūrīnāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ūrīnātus
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