Definition

1. Verb:
   • To discharge urine from the body; to pass urine. This is the primary biological function of expelling liquid waste from the bladder through the urethra.
   • (In medical or specific contexts) To discharge a particular substance, such as blood, in the urine.

Usage

• Verb (Intransitive): Used without a direct object to describe the act itself.
  • It is important to urinate regularly to maintain kidney health.
  • The doctor asked if it was painful to urinate.
• Verb (Transitive, rare/medical): Used with a direct object, typically in a medical context, to indicate the passing of a specific substance.
  • The patient was urinating blood, which required immediate attention.

Examples

• Basic Usage:
  • After drinking two liters of water, he needed to urinate frequently.
  • Public restrooms are available for those who need to urinate.
• Medical/Descriptive Context:
  • The infection caused him to urinate more often than usual.
  • In severe cases, some diseases can cause a person to urinate protein.

Advanced Usage

• "to urinate on something": To direct one's urine onto a specific object or surface, often used literally or as an act of defiance/territorial marking in animals.
  • The dog was trained not to urinate on the carpet.
• "to urinate oneself": To involuntarily urinate, resulting in wetting one's own clothing.
  • The child was so scared he almost urinated himself.

Variants and Related Words

• Urination (n): The act or process of discharging urine.
  • Frequent urination can be a symptom of diabetes.
• Urinary (adj): Relating to urine or the organs that produce and discharge it.
  • The urinary tract includes the kidneys and bladder.
• Micturate (v): A formal or technical synonym for urinate.
  • The clinical term is "micturate."

Synonyms

• Pee (v, informal): To urinate.
• Piss (v, vulgar slang): To urinate.
• Take a leak (v, idiomatic/informal): To urinate.
• Pass water (v, euphemistic): To urinate.
• Relieve oneself (v, euphemistic): To urinate or defecate.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms

• Go to the bathroom/loo (idiom, euphemistic): A common phrase meaning to urinate or defecate.
  • Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom.
• Answer the call of nature (idiom, euphemistic): To urinate or defecate.
  • He stepped into the woods to answer the call of nature.

Verb

1. eliminate urine
   • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
2. pass after the manner of urine
   • The sick men urinated blood