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urinate

[yoor-uh-neyt] / ˈyʊər əˌneɪt /
VERB
go to the bathroom
Synonyms


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"I was getting blood in my urine... it was hurting all the time to urinate."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

Many women who are forced to sit or lie down for long periods in hospital struggle to urinate without pain and movement.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

From Amazon forcing workers to urinate in bottles to Walmart penalizing employees for taking sick days, employers everywhere use and abuse their authority in the workplace to humiliate, demean, and harass workers.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

It was difficult for him to sleep and to urinate.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson