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Pronunciation : E*jac"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. ejaculatus, p. p. of ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr. jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See Eject.]
Definition : 1. To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject. [Archaic or Technical] Its active rays ejaculated thence. Blackmore.

2. To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ejaculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ejaculating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : E*jac"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations. [R.] "Ejaculating to himself." Sir W. Scott.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913