micturate

verb

mic·tu·rate ˈmik-chə-ˌrāt

ˈmik-tə-

micturated; micturating

intransitive verb

: urinate

Word History

Etymology

Latin micturire to desire to urinate, from meiere to urinate; akin to Old English mīgan to urinate, Greek omeichein

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1842, in the meaning defined above

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micturate

intransitive verb

mic·tu·rate ˈmik-chə-ˌrāt

ˈmik-tə-

micturated; micturating

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