urinate

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/, /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/

Verb

urinate (urinates, present participle urinating; past and past participle urinated)

1. (urology) To pass urine from the body.
   • 1877, John Harvey Kellogg, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811201712/http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fpublicsearch%2Fmodengpub.o2w "Plain Facts for Old and Young"]:

     See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate.

Synonyms

• See urinate

Related terms

• urine
• urinal
• urination
• urea

Translations

• French: uriner
• German: urinieren, harnen, ^{(please verify)} pinkeln (de) (childish)
• Italian: orinare, urinare, liberarsi
• Portuguese: urinar, mijar
• Russian: мочи́ться
• Spanish: orinar

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