ejaculate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to expel semen from the reproductive tract, typically during orgasm

   The patient reported that he could not ejaculate after starting the medication.

2. 2
   verb

   dated or literary: to utter a word or exclamation suddenly

   "Impossible!" she ejaculated before leaving the room.

3. 3
   noun

   semen that has been ejaculated

   The laboratory analyzed the ejaculate for sperm count and motility.

Simplified etymology

Ejaculate entered English in the late 16th century and belongs to the family of Latin jacere, “to throw.” It comes from Latin jaculum, meaning “dart” or “something thrown.”

From Latin eiaculatus, from eiaculari ("to hurl or shoot out"), built from e- ("out") + iaculari ("to throw a javelin"), from iaculum ("dart"). The sexual sense specializes the idea of expulsion; the older speech sense compares a sudden exclamation to something thrown out.

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