# ejaculate

Pronunciation: US say "i-JAK-yuh-layt" /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.leɪt/; UK say "i-JAK-yuu-layt" /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/

## Verb

1. Of a human or other mammal, to forcibly eject fluid such as semen from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation.
   - Simple: To push semen, or a similar fluid in some women, out of the body during sexual excitement.
   - _Some patients taking the medication find that they cannot ejaculate at all._
   - _A healthy bull may ejaculate several milliliters of semen during collection._

## Noun

Pronunciation: US say "i-JAK-yuh-luht" /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.lət/; UK say "i-JAK-yuu-luht" /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.lət/

2. Fluid or other matter forcibly ejected from a duct or other body structure, especially semen, or the fluid some women release from the urethra, during ejaculation.
   - Simple: Fluid pushed out of a body part, especially the semen or other fluid released during sex.
   - _Each ejaculate was examined under the microscope for sperm count and movement._
   - _Technicians diluted the bull's ejaculate before freezing it for artificial insemination._

## Verb

3. To say something abruptly, all at once. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To say something suddenly and quickly.
4. To stimulate someone sexually so that they release fluid from the urethra. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To excite someone sexually until they release fluid from their body.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To throw out a fluid or other substance suddenly and with force, especially from a duct or other part of the body.

## Origin

Latin iaciō ("to throw, to hurl") gave rise to iaculum ("a missile, a dart"), from which iaculor ("to throw, dart") was formed. Adding ē ("out") produced ēiaculor ("to hurl, shoot out"). English borrowed its perfect participle, ēiaculātus.

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