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urinate

uri·nate

UK/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ US/ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

pass after the manner of urine

  • “The sick men urinated blood”

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine + -ate. Compare French uriner.

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