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tʃəˌreɪtverb (used without object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing.
to pass urine; urinate.
Origin:
1835–45; < Latin mictur(īre) to desire to urinate (mict(us), past participle of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending) + -ate1
1835–45; < Latin mictur(īre) to desire to urinate (mict(us), past participle of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending) + -ate1
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Micturate
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World English Dictionary
| micturate (ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) a less common word for urinate | |
| [C19: from Latin micturīre to desire to urinate, from mingere to urinate] | |
| micturition | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
micturate
"urinate," by 1842, from 'micturation; malformed and with an erroneous sense; condemned from its birth.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
micturate mic·tu·rate (mĭk'chə-rāt', mĭk'tə-)
v. mic·tu·rat·ed, mic·tu·rat·ing, mic·tu·rates
To urinate.
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