ejaculate

UK: /ɪˈdʒækjʊleɪt/

US: /ɪˈdʒækjəˌleɪt/

US: (v. i jak′yə lāt′; n. i jak′yə lit)

Inflections of 'ejaculate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ejaculates

v 3rd person singular

ejaculating

v pres p

ejaculated

v past

ejaculated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•jac•u•late /ɪˈdʒækyəˌleɪt/   v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. Physiology to eject or discharge, esp. semen, from the body: [~ + object]
   to ejaculate sperm.
   [no object]
   problems in ejaculating because of blockage.
2. [~ + object] to utter suddenly and briefly;
   exclaim.

e•jac•u•la•tion, n. [countable* uncountable] See -jec-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•jac•u•late  (v. i jak′yə lāt′;n. i jak′yə lit), v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to utter suddenly and briefly;
   exclaim.
2. Physiology to eject (semen).
3. to eject suddenly and swiftly;
   discharge.

v.i. 

4. Physiology to eject semen.

n. 

5. Physiology the semen emitted in an ejaculation.

• Latin ējaculātus (past participle of ējaculārī) shot out, equivalent. to ē- e- + jacul(um) javelin (jac(ere) to throw + -ulum -ule) + -ātus -ate¹
• 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ejaculate verb / ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt/

1. to eject or discharge (semen) in orgasm
2. (transitive) to utter abruptly; blurt out

noun / ɪˈdʒækjʊlɪt/

1. another word for semen

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ējaculārī to hurl out, from jaculum javelin, from jacere to throw

eˈjacuˌlator noun