noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.lət/
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General-American:ĭjăʹkyələt
General-American:/ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.lət/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/
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General-American:ĭjăʹkyəlāt
General-American:/ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.leɪt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eject, throw out
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To say abruptly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blurt out
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, specifically, transitive
Examples
Men can ejaculate between 0.1 and 10 milliliters of semen on average.
With a groan, he ejaculated on his abdomen.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To sexually stimulate (someone) so that they eject fluid from the urethra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semen, seed, seminal fluid, cum, come
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
Narrower terms: milt
8
verb
Meaning 8
eject semen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ē- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh1- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh1kt ~ *(H)ih1kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin iaculus Latin iaculum Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iaculor Latin ēiaculor Latin ēiaculātusbor. English ejaculate Borrowed from Latin ēiaculātus, perfect active participle of ēiaculor (“to hurl, shoot out”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from ē (“out”) + iaculor (“throw, dart”), from iaculum (“a missile, a dart”), from iaciō (“to throw, to hurl”).
Across languages
Translations
125 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
精液
(jīngyè)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Czech:
ejakulát
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Finnish:
siemenneste
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Finnish:
ejakulaatti
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
French:
éjaculat
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
German:
Ejakulat
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Indonesian:
ejakulat
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Latin:
ēiaculātum
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Macedonian:
свр́шка
(svŕška)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Macedonian:
се́ме
(séme)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Macedonian:
ејакула́т
(ejakulát)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Portuguese:
ejaculação
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Romanian:
ejaculație
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Russian:
эякуля́т
(ejakulját)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Serbo-Croatian:
ejakùlāt
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Slovak:
ejakulát
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Tagalog:
tamod
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Tocharian B:
śukkär
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Ukrainian:
еякуля́т
(ejakulját)
— the liquid ejected during ejaculation
Armenian:
ժայթքել
(žaytʻkʻel)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
вывярга́ць
(vyvjarhácʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
вы́вергнуць
(vývjerhnucʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
выкіда́ць
(vykidácʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
выкі́дваць
(vykídvacʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
вы́кінуць
(výkinucʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Bulgarian:
изхвъ́рлям
(izhvǎ́rljam)
— to eject abruptly
Bulgarian:
изхвъ́рля
(izhvǎ́rlja)
— to eject abruptly
Danish:
ejakulere
— to eject abruptly
Finnish:
singota
— to eject abruptly
Finnish:
purskauttaa
— to eject abruptly
Finnish:
sinkauttaa
— to eject abruptly
Finnish:
lennättää
— to eject abruptly
Finnish:
laukaista
— to eject abruptly
Galician:
exacular
— to eject abruptly
German:
ejakulieren
— to eject abruptly
Portuguese:
ejacular
— to eject abruptly
Russian:
изверга́ть
(izvergátʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Russian:
изве́ргнуть
(izvérgnutʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Russian:
выбра́сывать
(vybrásyvatʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Russian:
вы́бросить
(výbrositʹ)
— to eject abruptly
Serbo-Croatian:
ejakulírati
— to eject abruptly
Spanish:
expeler
— to eject abruptly
Spanish:
expulsar
— to eject abruptly
Ukrainian:
виверга́ти
(vyverháty)
— to eject abruptly
Ukrainian:
ви́вергнути
(výverhnuty)
— to eject abruptly
Ukrainian:
викида́ти
(vykydáty)
— to eject abruptly
Ukrainian:
ви́кинути
(výkynuty)
— to eject abruptly
Belarusian:
выгу́кваць
(vyhúkvacʹ)
— to say abruptly
Belarusian:
вы́гукнуць
(výhuknucʹ)
— to say abruptly
Bulgarian:
възклица́вам
(vǎzklicávam)
— to say abruptly
Bulgarian:
възкли́квам
(vǎzklíkvam)
— to say abruptly
Danish:
udbryde (oldfashioned)
— to say abruptly
Finnish:
töksäyttää
— to say abruptly
Finnish:
laukaista
— to say abruptly
Finnish:
puuskahtaa
— to say abruptly
Finnish:
huudahtaa
— to say abruptly
Māori:
tūpere
— to say abruptly
Russian:
восклица́ть
(vosklicátʹ)
— to say abruptly
Russian:
воскли́кнуть
(vosklíknutʹ)
— to say abruptly
Ukrainian:
вигу́кувати
(vyhúkuvaty)
— to say abruptly
Ukrainian:
ви́гукнути
(výhuknuty)
— to say abruptly
Albanian:
ejakuloj
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Arabic:
قَذَفَ الْمَنْي
(qaḏafa al-many)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Belarusian:
эякулява́ць
(ejakuljavácʹ)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Bengali:
বীর্যপাত
(birjopat)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Bulgarian:
еякули́рам
(ejakulíram)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Burmese:
သုက်လွှတ်
(sukhlwat)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Catalan:
ejacular
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Catalan:
escórrer-se
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Chinese Cantonese:
射精
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Chinese:
濺精 /溅精
(chōan-cheng)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Chinese Mandarin:
射精
(shèjīng)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Czech:
vysemenit se
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Czech:
ejakulovat
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Danish:
ejakulere
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Dutch:
ejaculeren
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Esperanto:
ejakuli
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Finnish:
saada siemensyöksy
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Finnish:
ejakuloida
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
French:
éjaculer
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Georgian:
ეაკულირებს
(eaḳulirebs)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Georgian:
თესლს ანთხევს
(tesls antxevs)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
German:
ejakulieren
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Greek:
εκσπερματίζω
(ekspermatízo)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Greek:
εκσπερματώνω
(ekspermatóno)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Ancient Greek:
ἐκμιαίνομαι
(ekmiaínomai)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Ancient Greek:
ἐκσπερματίζω
(ekspermatízō)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Ancient Greek:
ἐκσπερματόω
(ekspermatóō)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Hindi:
वीर्य स्खलन
(vīrya skhalan)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Irish:
sead
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Italian:
eiaculare
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Japanese:
射精する
(shasei suru)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Jarai:
ƀlĕ ia nŏt
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Kapampangan:
luwalan
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Khmer:
បញ្ចេញទឹកកាម
(bɑɑbɑñcəñ tɨk kaam)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Korean:
사정하다
(sajeonghada)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Latin:
ēiaculor
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Latvian:
ejakulēt
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Macedonian:
исфрла
(isfrla)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Macedonian:
исфрли
(isfrli)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Macedonian:
ејакули́ра
(ejakulíra)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Māori:
whakaputa tātea
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Māori:
tuwha (tātea)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Marathi:
स्खलन करणे
(skhalan karṇe)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Navajo:
bił diłdaas
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Norwegian Bokmål:
ejakulere
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ejakulere
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ejakulera
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Persian:
آب منی آمدن
(âb mani âmadan)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Polish:
ejakulować
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Polish:
wytryskiwać
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Portuguese:
ejacular
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Romanian:
ejacula
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Russian:
эякули́ровать
(ejakulírovatʹ)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Russian:
изверга́ть
(izvergátʹ)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Russian:
изве́ргнуть
(izvérgnutʹ)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Spanish:
eyacular
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Swedish:
ejakulera
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Swedish:
sarra
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Tagalog:
labasan
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Turkish:
boşalmak
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Ottoman Turkish:
بوشالمق
(bošalmaq)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Ukrainian:
еякулюва́ти
(ejakuljuváty)
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Vietnamese:
xuất tinh
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid
Vietnamese:
phóng tinh
— to eject semen or vaginal fluid