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ejaculate

Main Entry:: ¹ejac·u·late
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈja-kyə-ˌlāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ejac·u·lat·ed; ejac·u·lat·ing
Etymology:: Latin ejaculatus, past participle of ejaculari to throw out, from e- + jaculari to throw, from jaculum dart, from jacere to throw — more at jet
Date:: 1578

transitive verb1: to eject from a living body ; specifically : to eject (semen) in orgasm2: to utter suddenly and vehementlyintransitive verb: to eject a fluid

— ejac·u·la·tor

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\-ˌlā-tər\ noun

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