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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: ejaculatus, past participle of ejaculari 'to throw out'

ejaculate

 verb
     
Related topics: Biology, Human
e‧jac‧u‧late [intransitive and transitive]
1HBH when a man ejaculates, semen comes out of his penis
2 old-fashioned or literary to suddenly shout or say something, especially because you are surprised
—ejaculation noun [uncountable and countable]
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