In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
URINATE
make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water
(verb) eliminate urine; “Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug”
urinate
(verb) pass after the manner of urine; “The sick men urinated blood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
urinate (third-person singular simple present urinates, present participle urinating, simple past and past participle urinated)
(urology) To pass urine from the body.
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 urinate
Anagrams
• Taurine, ruinate, taurine, uranite
Source: Wiktionary
U"ri*nate, v. i. Etym: [LL. urinare.]
Definition: To discharge urine; to make water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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