micturate

[mik-chuh-reyt] /ˈmɪk tʃəˌreɪt/

verb (used without object), micturated, micturating.

to pass urine; urinate.

Origin

1835-45; < Latin mictur(īre) to desire to urinate (mict(us), past participle of mingere to urinate + -ur- desiderative suffix + -ī- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending) + -ate¹

Examples from the web for micturate

At home among quiet surroundings and during the night there was no such desire to micturate.

British Dictionary definitions for micturate

micturate

/ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt/

verb

(intransitive) a less common word for urinate

Derived Forms

micturition (ˌmɪktjʊˈrɪʃən) noun

Word Origin

C19: from Latin micturīre to desire to urinate, from mingere to urinate

Word Origin and History for micturate

"urinate," by 1842, from micturition; malformed and with an erroneous sense; condemned from its birth.

micturate in Medicine

micturate mic·tu·rate (mĭk'chə-rāt', mĭk'tə-)
v. mic·tu·rat·ed, mic·tu·rat·ing, mic·tu·rates
To urinate.