jaculate

[ jak-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object),jac·u·lat·ed, jac·u·lat·ing.
  1. to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).

Origin of jaculate

1
1615–25; <Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent to jacul(um) javelin (noun use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -ātus-ate1

Other words from jaculate

  • jac·u·la·tion, noun
  • jac·u·la·tor, noun
  • jac·u·la·to·ry [jak-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈdʒæk yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • in·ter·jac·u·late, verb (used with object), in·ter·jac·u·lat·ed, in·ter·jac·u·lat·ing.
  • in·ter·jac·u·la·to·ry, adjective

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