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u⋅ri⋅nate

[yoor-uh-neyt]
–verb (used without object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
to pass or discharge urine.

Origin:
1590–1600; < ML ūrīnātus, ptp. of ūrīnāre, equiv. to L ūrīn(a) urine + -ātus -ate 1


u⋅ri⋅na⋅tion, noun
u⋅ri⋅na⋅tive, adjective
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u·ri·nate   (yŏŏr'ə-nāt')   
intr.v.   u·ri·nat·ed, u·ri·nat·ing, u·ri·nates
To excrete urine.

[Medieval Latin ūrīnāre, ūrīnāt-, from Latin ūrīna, urine; see urine.]
u'ri·na'tion n., u'ri·na'tive adj., u'ri·na'tor n.
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Main Entry: uri·nate
Pronunciation: 'yur-&-"nAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
: to discharge urine : MICTURATE

Main Entry: uri·na·tion
Pronunciation: "yur-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of urinating called also micturition
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urinate u·ri·nate (y&oobreve;r'ə-nāt')
v. u·ri·nat·ed, u·ri·nat·ing, u·ri·nates
To excrete urine.

urination u·ri·na·tion (y&oobreve;r'ə-nā'shən)
n.
The passing of urine. Also called emiction, miction, micturition, uresis.

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