micturating - 2 dictionary results
mic⋅tu⋅rate
[mik-chuh-reyt]
–verb (used without object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
| to pass urine; urinate. |
Origin:
1835–45; < L mictur(īre) to desire to urinate (mict(us), ptp. of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re inf. ending) + -ate 1
1835–45; < L mictur(īre) to desire to urinate (mict(us), ptp. of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re inf. ending) + -ate 1

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| mic·tu·rate
(mĭk'chə-rāt', mĭk'tə-) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. mic·tu·rat·ed, mic·tu·rat·ing, mic·tu·rates To urinate. [From Latin micturīre, to want to urinate, desiderative of meiere, to urinate; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.] mic'tu·ri'tion (-rĭsh'ən) n. |
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