jaculate

English

Etymology

From Latin iaculor ("to throw, to dart"), in turn from iaciō ("to cast, to fling").

Pronunciation

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Verb

jaculate (third-person singular simple present jaculates, present participle jaculating, simple past and past participle jaculated)

  1. To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.

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Latin

Participle

jaculāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of jaculātus