urinate

/ˌjʊrəˈneɪt/
/ˈjʊərɪneɪt/
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Other forms: urinating; urinated; urinates

Definitions of urinate
  1. verb
    eliminate urine
    synonyms:
    ca-ca, defecate, make, stool
    have a bowel movement
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    types:
    wet
    make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
    stale
    urinate, of cattle and horses
    type of:
    egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
    eliminate from the body
  2. verb
    pass after the manner of urine
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    type of:
    egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
    eliminate from the body
Pronunciation
US
/ˌjʊrəˈneɪt/
UK
/ˈjʊərɪneɪt/
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