Definition

1. Verb:

   • To eject semen from the body: To discharge semen from the male reproductive organ, typically during orgasm.
   • To say something suddenly and briefly: To utter or exclaim something abruptly, often due to a strong emotion like surprise, pain, or excitement.

2. Noun:

   • Semen: The thick, whitish fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions from the male reproductive glands, which is discharged during ejaculation.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Biological sense):

  • During sexual climax, males ejaculate.
  • The process allows sperm to be ejaculated from the body.

• Verb (Utterance sense):

  • "Watch out!" he ejaculated as the car swerved.
  • She ejaculated a cry of pain when she stubbed her toe.

• Noun:

  • The sample of ejaculate was analyzed in the lab.
  • Fertility can depend on the quality and quantity of ejaculate.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Biological Context: The term is used clinically to describe the physiological process of seminal emission.
  • The study measured the force of ejaculation.
• Literary/Archaic Usage: The sense of "to exclaim" is now rare and can sound formal or old-fashioned in modern speech, often replaced by words like "blurt out" or "exclaim."
  • "Never!" ejaculated the old man, rising from his chair.

Variants and Related Words

• Ejaculation (n): The act or process of ejaculating.

  • Premature ejaculation is a common concern.
  • His sudden ejaculation of surprise made everyone turn.

• Ejaculatory (adj): Relating to ejaculation.

  • The ejaculatory ducts are part of the male anatomy.

Synonyms

• For the verb (to eject semen): Emit, discharge, release.
• For the verb (to utter suddenly): Exclaim, blurt (out), cry out, utter abruptly.
• For the noun (semen): Semen, seminal fluid, sperm (though "sperm" technically refers specifically to the cells within the fluid).

Related Phrases

• Ejaculate prematurely: To ejaculate sooner than desired during sexual activity.
  • Some therapies can help men who ejaculate prematurely.
• No common phrasal verbs are formed directly with "ejaculate."

Related Idioms

• No common idioms directly incorporate the word "ejaculate." The word itself, especially in its utterance sense, can sometimes be used for dramatic effect in narrative to indicate a sudden, forceful statement.

Noun

1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Verb

1. eject semen
2. utter impulsively
   • He blurted out the secret
   • He blundered his stupid ideas