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micturate
mic·tu·rate
[
míkchə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
mic·tu·rat·ed
,
present participle
mic·tu·rat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
mic·tu·rates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
(
technical
)
Same as
urinate
[
Mid-19th century. Back-formation <
micturition
"urination" < Latin
micturire
"want to urinate" <
mict-
, past participle of
meiere
"urinate"
]
mic·tu·ra·tion
[
mìkchə ráysh'n
]
noun
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