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micturate

v.
mic·turate Formal
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Origin

First attested in 1842; irregular back-formation from micturition on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin micturiō (“to urinate”). Related to Old English mīgan (whence Early Middle English miȝen (“to urinate”) See also Mingere and meiere: urination.

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