English Dictionary: ejaculate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ejaculate \E*jac"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ejaculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ejaculating}.] [L. ejaculatus, p. p. of ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr. jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See {Eject}.] 1. To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject. [Archaic or Technical] Its active rays ejaculated thence. --Blackmore. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ejaculate \E*jac"u*late\, v. i. To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations. [R.] [bd]Ejaculating to himself.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. |