/ iˈdʒækjuleɪt; NAmE / verb
1.
[ v , vn ] when a man or a male animal ejaculates , semen comes out through the penis
2.
[ v speech ] ( old-fashioned ) to say or shout sth suddenly
SYN exclaim
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin ejaculat- darted out, from the verb ejaculari , from e- (variant of ex- ) out + jaculari to dart (from jaculum dart, javelin, from jacere to throw).