WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
jac•u•late
( jak′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
jac′u•la′tion, n.
jac′u•la′tor, n.
jac•u•la•to•ry
( jak′yə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
- Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent. to jacul(um) javelin (noun, nominal use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent. to jac- hurl + -ulus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25;
jac′u•la′tor, n.
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