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urinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To pass urine from the body.
   • See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate. 1877, John Harvey Kellogg, Plain Facts for Old and Young:
   • Boys on their campsite should avoid urinating within 200 feet of the lake.
   • Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're housebreaking her.
   • Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 239:
   • The fact that, to the ancients, nothing appeared to be produced without the action of fire or water, or both, suggested the part played by them in the creation of animal and vegetable life. It was a sin to pollute a stream or river by urinating in it. 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 27:

Forms

Deriveds

urinatory

Hypernyms

spend a penny · relieve oneself · answer the call of nature · see a man about a horse · see a man about a dog · see a man

Hyponyms

bleed the lizard · drain the snake · shake hands with the unemployed · drain the python · syphon the python · drain the lizard · point Percy at the porcelain · drain the main vein

Relateds

urinal · uranate · urea · urine · urination · urinary system · take the piss

Synonyms

break the seal · urinate · wee · widdle · take a leak · piddle · hit the head · slash · pass water · piss · void · whiz · wee wee · tinkle · take a piss · pee · micturate · take a whiz

Translations (164)

fi kusta (to pass urine from the body) · ktu suba (to pass urine from the body) · tyv сидиктээр (to pass urine from the body) · sv pissa (to pass urine from the body) · ja 小便をする (to pass urine from the body) · bg урини́рам (to pass urine from the body) · de urinieren (to pass urine from the body) · id berkemih (to pass urine from the body) · gd mùin (to pass urine from the body) · kmr mîz kirin (to pass urine from the body) · id kencing (to pass urine from the body) · el ουρώ (to pass urine from the body) · id buang air kecil (to pass urine from the body) · pms uriné (to pass urine from the body) · ast mexar (to pass urine from the body) · ru пи́сать (to pass urine from the body) · nan-hbl 放尿 (to pass urine from the body) · it pisciare (to pass urine from the body) · cmn 排尿 (to pass urine from the body) · yua wiix (to pass urine from the body) · my ဆီးသွား (to pass urine from the body) · hi मूतना (to pass urine from the body) · pt urinar (to pass urine from the body) · it urinare (to pass urine from the body) · vi tiểu tiện (to pass urine from the body) · chr ᎠᏗᎬᎠ (to pass urine from the body) · cmn 小便 (to pass urine from the body) · fi urinoida (to pass urine from the body) · tl ihian (to pass urine from the body) · mnc ᠰᡳᡨᡝ᠋ᠮᠪᡳ (to pass urine from the body) · th ฉี่ (to pass urine from the body) · he הִשְׁתִּין (to pass urine from the body) · fa کمیختن (to pass urine from the body) · lt myžti (to pass urine from the body) · et kusema (to pass urine from the body) · vi tiểu (to pass urine from the body) · eo maltrinki (to pass urine from the body) · sw -tabawali (to pass urine from the body) · mk врши мала нужда (to pass urine from the body) · frm uriner (to pass urine from the body) · ur موتنا (to pass urine from the body) · gl ouriñar (to pass urine from the body) · es orinar (to pass urine from the body) · ro urina (to pass urine from the body) · alt сийер (to pass urine from the body) · uli hall’ooey (to pass urine from the body) · as মূতা (to pass urine from the body) · yue 尿 (to pass urine from the body) · pl oddawać mocz (to pass urine from the body) · mk мо́ча (to pass urine from the body) · izh kussa (to pass urine from the body) · fro uriner (to pass urine from the body) · de harnen (to pass urine from the body) · kg suba (to pass urine from the body) · it orinare (to pass urine from the body) · io urinifar (to pass urine from the body) · uk пісяти impf сцяти (to pass urine from the body) · az işəmək (to pass urine from the body) · ru мочи́ться (to pass urine from the body) · ang mīgan (to pass urine from the body) · sh šorati (to pass urine from the body) · th ปัสสาวะ (to pass urine from the body) · fa میزیدن (to pass urine from the body) · sh пишати (to pass urine from the body) · tvo osi (to pass urine from the body) · mk оди по мала нужда (to pass urine from the body) · ko 소변보다 (to pass urine from the body) · egy w-z:S-D53 (to pass urine from the body) · ms berkemih (to pass urine from the body) · nl urineren (to pass urine from the body) · be мачы́цца (to pass urine from the body) · bn মুতা (to pass urine from the body) · fr uriner (to pass urine from the body) · kjh сідирге (to pass urine from the body) · sv slå en sjua (to pass urine from the body) · yue 排尿 (to pass urine from the body) · ja 排尿する (to pass urine from the body) · pt mijar (to pass urine from the body) · ar بَالَ (to pass urine from the body) · id pipis (to pass urine from the body) · ka მოშარდვა (to pass urine from the body) · nan-hbl 尿 (to pass urine from the body) · ms berkencing (to pass urine from the body) · ru ссать (to pass urine from the body) · no slå lens (to pass urine from the body) · uk мочи́тися (to pass urine from the body) · cmn 撒尿 (to pass urine from the body) · hy միզել (to pass urine from the body) · udi чишпсун (to pass urine from the body) · cs močit (to pass urine from the body) · fi virtsata (to pass urine from the body) · ar تَبَوَّلَ (to pass urine from the body) · fa میختن (to pass urine from the body) · eo urini (to pass urine from the body) · kmr mîstin (to pass urine from the body) · my အပေါ့သွား (to pass urine from the body) · acw شَخّ (to pass urine from the body) · sh scati (to pass urine from the body) · sv slå en drill (to pass urine from the body) · sw -kojoa (to pass urine from the body) · ja 放尿する (to pass urine from the body) · ota سیمك (to pass urine from the body) · tl umihi (to pass urine from the body) · no urinere (to pass urine from the body) · mn шээх (to pass urine from the body) · cy troethi (to pass urine from the body) · yue 小便 (to pass urine from the body) · qu jisp'ay (to pass urine from the body) · oc orinar (to pass urine from the body) · my သေးပေါက် (to pass urine from the body) · ka შარდვა (to pass urine from the body) · ast deburar (to pass urine from the body) · my အခင်းလေးသွား (to pass urine from the body) · yi אורינירן (to pass urine from the body) · eo pisi (to pass urine from the body) · nl plassen (to pass urine from the body) · sv kissa (to pass urine from the body) · da tisse (to pass urine from the body) · bg пика́я (to pass urine from the body) · chy -só (to pass urine from the body) · fa ادرار کردن (to pass urine from the body) · nan-hbl 漩尿 (to pass urine from the body) · nan-hbl 小便 (to pass urine from the body) · cy gwneud dŵr (to pass urine from the body) · sh pišati (to pass urine from the body) · qu ispay (to pass urine from the body) · et urineerima (to pass urine from the body) · it fare pipì (to pass urine from the body) · grc οὐρέω (to pass urine from the body) · fi pissata (to pass urine from the body) · vo luvatön (to pass urine from the body) · sv göra nummer ett (to pass urine from the body) · cmn 尿 (to pass urine from the body) · sa मेहति (to pass urine from the body) · my ကျင်ငယ်စွန့် (to pass urine from the body) · gl mexar (to pass urine from the body) · ca orinar (to pass urine from the body) · tby osisi (to pass urine from the body) · pl oddać mocz (to pass urine from the body) · sk močiť (to pass urine from the body) · da urinere (to pass urine from the body) · dlm miur (to pass urine from the body) · mt biel (to pass urine from the body) · km នោម (to pass urine from the body) · ru си́кать (to pass urine from the body) · sh мокрити (to pass urine from the body) · sh шорати (to pass urine from the body) · lt šlapintis (to pass urine from the body) · ln suba (to pass urine from the body) · hak 尿 (to pass urine from the body) · sah ииктээ (to pass urine from the body) · alt чӱштеер (to pass urine from the body) · ba һейеү (to pass urine from the body) · la mingo (to pass urine from the body) · sv urinera (to pass urine from the body) · egy f:g-n:D53 (to pass urine from the body) · as পেছাপ কৰা (to pass urine from the body) · hak 屙尿 (to pass urine from the body) · hu vizel (to pass urine from the body) · vo yurinön (to pass urine from the body) · mk урини́ра (to pass urine from the body) · tr işemek (to pass urine from the body) · sh mokriti (to pass urine from the body) · yue 屙尿 (to pass urine from the body)