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.

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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