Urinate
/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To pass urine from the body. intransitive
"Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're housebreaking her."
- 2 eliminate urine wordnet
- 3 pass after the manner of urine wordnet
Example
More examples"I urinate more often than usual."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine + -ate. Compare French uriner.