urinate

verb

uri·​nate ˈyər-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce urinate (audio)
ˈyu̇r-
urinated; urinating

intransitive verb

: to discharge urine : micturate

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In 2024, he was charged in Platte County with two felonies — first-degree harassment and first-degree property damage — for allegedly urinating on a female co-worker’s personal and professional belongings. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025 But for many people, difficulty urinating is a real quality-of-life issue that won’t go away easily. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 All the way back in 1928, researchers published a study concluding that coffee had a diuretic effect, making participants urinate more. Fran Kritz, Health, 9 Sep. 2025 This can take up to eight hours but will help remove trace odors that attract the animal back to the same spot to urinate. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for urinate

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of urinate was in 1599

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“Urinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urinate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

urinate

verb
uri·​nate ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce urinate (audio)
urinated; urinating
: to release or give off urine
urination noun

Medical Definition

urinate

intransitive verb
uri·​nate ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce urinate (audio)
urinated; urinating
: to discharge urine : micturate

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