urinate
Verb
Verb Forms: urinated, urinating, urinates
- To discharge urine from the body; to void.
- pass after the manner of urine
- "The sick men urinated blood"
- eliminate urine
- To pass urine from the body.
Examples
- Boys on their campsite should avoid urinating within 200 feet of the lake.
- One could almost URINATE with excitement when a seven-letter word appeared on the rack.
- Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're housebreaking her.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine + -ate. Compare French uriner.
Synonyms
make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, break the seal, hit the head, slash, take a piss, take a whiz, urinate, void, wee wee, whiz, widdle
Scrabble Score: 7
urinate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordurinate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
urinate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary