urinate
/ˈjʊərɪneɪt
/verb [no object]
Discharge urine; pass water.Encourage your child to relax when she urinates so no urine is left in the bladder....
- There is little time between feeling the need to urinate and leakage of urine.
- It is characterised by needing to urinate often and passing a large quantity of urine, and feeling extremely thirsty.
Synonyms
pass water, go to the loo, go to the toilet, go to the lavatory, relieve oneself;
wet one's bed/pants, wet oneself;
cock/lift its leg
informal go, do it, spend a penny, have/take a leak, shake hands with an old friend, answer the call of nature, pee, pee oneself, pee one's pants, piddle, have a piddle, widdle, have a widdle, tinkle, have a tinkle
British informal wee, have a wee, wee-wee, have a Jimmy (Riddle), have a slash, have a wazz
North American informal whizz, take a whizz
vulgar slang piss, have a piss
technical micturate
Origin
Late 16th century: from medieval Latin urinat- 'urinated', from the verb urinare.