urinate

[yoor-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object)

urinated, urinating 

1. to pass or discharge urine.

urinate

/ ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to excrete or void urine; micturate

Other Word Forms

• urination noun
• urinative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of urinate¹

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn ( a ) urine + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

His first rescue was in the early 1990s — an older man who was driving drunk, pulled over to urinate, stepped out of his vehicle and tumbled down the cliff.

From Los Angeles Times

Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.

From BBC

She mentions her plan to attend a bridal fashion show with Charlotte, LTW and Carrie, and he snidely deems marriage to be a joke, urinating as he says it to accentuate his disdain.

From Salon

Offstage, he was a doddering, stammering dad shuffling around rooms bustling with yapping tiny dogs urinating everywhere.

From Salon

Another incident involved "a good number of men who came down and urinated in front of the main entrance".

From BBC

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