jaculate
[ jak-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object),jac·u·lat·ed, jac·u·lat·ing.
to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
Origin of jaculate
11615–25; <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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