- urinate
- urinate (v.) 1590s, from M.L. urinatus, pp. of urinare, from urina (see URINE (Cf. urine)). Related: Urinated; urinating.
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Urinate — U ri*nate, v. i. [LL. urinare.] To discharge urine; to make water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urinate — ► VERB ▪ discharge urine. DERIVATIVES urination noun. ORIGIN Latin urinare … English terms dictionary
urinate — [yoor′ə nāt΄] vi. urinated, urinating [< ML urinatus, pp. of urinare] to discharge urine from the body; micturate vt. to discharge as or with the urine urination n. urinative adj … English World dictionary
urinate — Mimi. Also: mī, pīpī, hanawai; kama, kamahānau (rare). To urinate repeatedly, mimi helele i, mimi hono. To urinate painfully, mimi eha. Desire to urinate, pu u mimi, pu amimi. Inability to urinate, mimi pa a. Urinating… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
urinate — UK [ˈjʊərɪneɪt] / US [ˈjʊrɪˌneɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms urinate : present tense I/you/we/they urinate he/she/it urinates present participle urinating past tense urinated past participle urinated biology to get rid of urine from your body … English dictionary
urinate — verb /ˈjɚ.ɪn.et,ˈjʊər.əˌneɪt/ To pass urine from the body. 1877 See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate. Use all possible means to remove the cause of irritation by … Wiktionary
urinate — verb discharge urine from the body. Derivatives urination noun Origin C16: from med. L. urinat , urinare urinate … English new terms dictionary
urinate — intransitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1599 to discharge urine ; micturate • urination noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
urinate — urination, n. urinative, adj. /yoor euh nayt /, v.i., urinated, urinating. to pass or discharge urine. [1590 1600; < ML urinatus, ptp. of urinare, equiv. to L urin(a) URINE + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
urinate — To pass urine. SYN: micturate. * * * uri·nate yu̇r ə .nāt vi, nat·ed; nat·ing to discharge urine: MICTURATE * * * uri·nate (uґrĭ nāt) to discharge urine … Medical dictionary
