| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ejaculate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·jac·u·late |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -j k y -l t |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing, e·jac·u·lates
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm. 2. To utter suddenly and passionately; exclaim. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To eject semen. | | NOUN: | (-jky-lt) The semen discharged in an ejaculation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin  iaculr , iacult- : -, ex-, ex- + iaculr, to throw (from iaculum, dart; see y- in Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | e·jacu·lator —NOUN
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