jaculate

jaculate
jaculation, n.jaculator, n.jaculatory /jak"yeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj.
/jak"yeuh layt'/, v.t., jaculated, jaculating.
to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
[1615-25; < L jaculatus (ptp. of jaculare to throw the javelin), equiv. to jacul(um) javelin (n. use of neut. of jaculus used for hurling, equiv. to jac- hurl + -ulus adj. suffix) + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Jaculate — Jac u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jaculating}.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See {Ejaculate}.] To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jaculate — index impel, launch (project), precipitate (throw down violently), send Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • jaculate — verb To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit. See Also: ejaculate …   Wiktionary

  • jaculate — v. emit; throw, hurl (dart, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jaculate — v. a. Dart, throw, launch, hurl, let fly …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • jaculate — jac·u·late …   English syllables

  • jaculate — To throw or to hurl …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • jaculate — ˈjakyəˌlāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin jaculatus, past participle of jaculari more at ejaculate : to throw or hurl forward (as a dart) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jaculated — Jaculate Jac u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jaculating}.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See {Ejaculate}.] To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jaculating — Jaculate Jac u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jaculating}.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See {Ejaculate}.] To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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