urinate
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈjɝəˌneɪt// UK //jˈɔːɹɪnˌeɪt// uri·nate
v. to pass urine from your body. It is a more formal or medical way to say you are going to the bathroom to pee.
v. to discharge urine from the body. Often used in medical or formal contexts to describe the physiological process of excretion.
The doctor asked him to urinate in a clean cup.
After drinking several glasses of water, the patient felt the need to urinate more frequently than usual.
The study monitored how often participants urinated throughout the day to determine the effectiveness of the new hydration protocol.
Borrowed from Medieval Latin urinātus, perfect passive participle of urinō (“urinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), equivalent to urine + -ate. Compare French uriner.