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Related to micturate: micturition reflex, Micturition syncope
mic·tu·rate
(mĭk′chə-rāt′, mĭk′tə-)intr.v. mic·tu·rat·ed, mic·tu·rat·ing, mic·tu·rates
To urinate.
[From Latin micturīre, to want to urinate, desiderative of meiere, to urinate; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]
mic′tu·ri′tion (-rĭsh′ən) n.
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micturate
(ˈmɪktjʊˌreɪt)vb
(Physiology) (intr) a less common word for urinate
[C19: from Latin micturīre to desire to urinate, from mingere to urinate]
micturition n
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mic•tu•rate
(ˈmɪk tʃəˌreɪt)v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to pass urine; urinate.
[1835–45; < Latin mictur(īre) to desire to urinate, desiderative derivative of mingere to urinate + -ate1]
mic`tu•ri′tion (-ˈrɪʃ ən) n.
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micturate
Past participle: micturated
Gerund: micturating
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Verb | 1. | micturate - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" make water, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" stale - urinate, of cattle and horses |
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mic·tu·rate
v. orinar.
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