verb (used with object), jac·u·lat·ed, jac·u·lat·ing. to
throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
Origin: 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 -ate 1 Related forms jac·u·la·tion, noun
jac·u·la·tor, noun
jac·u·la·to·ry / ˈdʒæk yə ləˌtɔr i , -ˌtoʊr i / Show Spelled [ jak -yuh -luh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] Show IPA , 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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