I. ə̇ˈjakyəˌlāt, ēˈ-, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin ejaculatus, past participle of ejaculari to throw out, hurl, from e- + jaculari to throw, from jaculum dart, javelin, from jacere to throw — more at jet
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to throw out (as a dart) suddenly and swiftly : eject
b. : to eject (a fluid) from a living body ; specifically : to eject (semen) in orgasm
2. : to blurt out (as in anger or surprise)
angry and ejaculating unfinished sentences — Jean Stafford
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to dart out suddenly and swiftly
b. : to eject a fluid (as semen)
2. : to utter an ejaculation : cry out
the seagull flapped away … ejaculating from time to time as seagulls do — Ethel Wilson
Synonyms: see exclaim
II. -_lə̇]t, -ˌlā], usu ]d.+V\ noun
( -s )
1. : the semen released by one ejaculation
2. : ejaculation 1