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

Examples from the web for urination

Once bacteria enter the bladder, they are normally removed through urination.
When bacteria multiply faster than they are removed by urination, infection results.

British Dictionary definitions for urination

/ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt/

verb

(intransitive) to excrete or void urine; micturate

Derived Forms

urination, noun
urinative, adjective

Word Origin and History for urination

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

urination in Medicine

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

urination u·ri·na·tion (yur'ə-nā'shən)
n.
The passing of urine. Also called emiction, miction, micturition, uresis.