different between urinate vs paruretic

English

Etymology

From urine +? -ate, from Medieval Latin urino, from Classical Latin ?r?na (“urine”). More at urea.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j????ne?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?j???ne?t/, /?j????ne?t/

Verb

urinate (third-person singular simple present urinates, present participle urinating, simple past and past participle urinated)

1. (urology) To pass urine from the body.
   • 1877, John Harvey Kellogg, "Plain Facts for Old and Young":

     See that the bladder is emptied just before he goes to bed. Wake him once or twice during the night, and have him urinate.

Usage notes

This is a medical term loaned from Latin, but some people prefer to use this word in some social situations as an alternative to piss which can be too vulgar and pee, wee, etc. which can sound embarrassingly childish. The same applies to the noun urine.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:urinate

Related terms

• urine
• urinal
• urination
• urea

Translations

Anagrams

• Iturean, Taurine, ruinate, taurine, uranite

Esperanto

Adverb

urinate

1. present adverbial passive participle of urini

Italian

Verb

urinate

1. second-person plural present indicative of urinare
2. second-person plural imperative of urinare
3. feminine plural of urinato

Anagrams

• taurine, uretani, uterina

Latin

Participle

?r?n?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?r?n?tus

English

Etymology

para- +? uretic

Adjective

paruretic (comparative more paruretic, superlative most paruretic)

1. Unable to urinate in the presence of others.

Related terms

• paruresis

Synonyms

• pee shy
• piss shy
• piss proud