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masturbate

mas·tur·bate

UK/ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/ US/ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/ fairly common informal

verb

1.

stimulate sexually

  • “The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute”
2.

Origin

A back-formation from masturbation, or else from Latin masturbātus (see -ate), past participle of masturbor. Further derivation of the Latin verb is uncertain; see masturbor for more.

Phrases

  • intellectual masturbation
  • mass debate
  • mental masturbation
  • mutual masturbation

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