urinate

[yoo r-uh-neyt] /ˈyʊər əˌneɪt/

verb (used without object), urinated, urinating.

to pass or discharge urine.

Origin

1590-1600; < Medieval Latin ūrīnātus, past participle of ūrīnāre, equivalent to Latin ūrīn(a) urine + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

urination, noun

urinative, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for urinate

/ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt/

verb

(intransitive) to excrete or void urine; micturate

Derived Forms

urination, noun
urinative, adjective

Word Origin and History for urinate

1590s, from Medieval Latin urinatus, past participle of urinare, from urina (see urine). Related: Urinated; urinating.

urinate in Medicine

urinate u·ri·nate (yur'ə-nāt')
v. u·ri·nat·ed, u·ri·nat·ing, u·ri·nates
To excrete urine.