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jaculate

[ jak-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, jac·u·lat·ed, jac·u·lat·ing.
  1. to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).


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Other Words From

  • jacu·lation noun
  • jacu·lator noun
  • jac·u·la·to·ry [jak, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • inter·jacu·late verb (used with object) interjaculated interjaculating
  • inter·jacu·la·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jaculate1

1615–25; < Latin jaculātus (past participle of jaculāre to throw the javelin), equivalent to jacul ( um ) javelin (noun use of neuter of jaculus used for hurling, equivalent to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate 1

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