urinate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine +‎ -ate. Compare French uriner. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/, /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ === Verb === urinate (third-person singular simple present urinates, present participle urinating, simple past and past participle urinated) (intransitive, urology) To pass urine from the body. ==== Usage notes ==== This is a medical term loaned from Latin, but some people prefer to use this word in some social situations as an alternative to piss which can be too vulgar and pee, wee, etc. which can sound embarrassingly childish. The same applies to the noun urine. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:urinate ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === uranate === Anagrams === Iturean, Taurine, ruinate, taurine, uranite == Esperanto == === Adverb === urinate present adverbial passive participle of urini == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== urinate inflection of urinare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== urinate f pl feminine plural of urinato === Anagrams === Rutenia, taurine, unterai, uretani, uterina == Latin == === Participle === ūrīnāte vocative masculine singular of ūrīnātus