micturate
/ˈmɪkt͡ʃəɹeɪt/
micturate verb: to urinate.
Verb
micturate (third-person singular simple present micturates, present participle micturating, simple past and past participle micturated)
- To urinate.
- David Lynch himself uses the down-time between takes to confer with A.D.’s and producers and to drink coffee and/or micturate into the undergrowth, and to smoke American Spirits and walk pensively around the Mercedeses and camera truck’s technical fray, sometimes holding one hand to his cheek in a...1997, David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch keeps his head”, in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, Kindle edition, Little, Brown Book Group
- Jeffrey Lebowski: So every time -- I just want to understand this, sir -- every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the (owner) --?1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski
- Synonyms:
- break the seal, hit the head, pass water, pee, piddle, piss, slash, take a leak, take a piss, take a whiz
micturate meaning in Tamil and Bengali
micturate in Tamil
- சிறுநீர்கழி
micturate in Bengali
- মূত্রত্যাগ করা
Synonyms of micturate
Forms of micturate
| third-person singular present | micturates |
|---|---|
| present participle | micturating |
| past participle | micturated |
| past | micturated |
Origin of micturate
First attested in 1842; irregular back-formation from micturition on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin micturiō (“to urinate”). Related to Old English mīgan (whence Early Middle English miȝen (“to urinate”) See also Mingere and meiere: urination.
Words formed from micturate
Questions about micturate
- What does micturate mean?
- Micturate means to urinate.
- What is micturate in Tamil?
- Micturate in Tamil is சிறுநீர்கழி. See Micturate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is micturate?
- Micturate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce micturate?
- Micturate is pronounced /ˈmɪkt͡ʃəɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of micturate?
- The past tense of micturate is micturated.
Words near micturate in the dictionary
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