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jaculatory

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jac⋅u⋅late

  [jak-yuh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
Origin:
1615–25; < L jaculātus (ptp. of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equiv. to jacul(um) javelin (n. use of neut. of jaculus used for hurling, equiv. 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  [jak-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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