masturbate
See also: mastúrbate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin masturbārī. Further derivation uncertain; see masturbor for more.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧bate
Verb
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- (intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation.
- 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder (page 28)
- The primary function of a souvenir fetish is so that the offender can relive the actual event within the context of the fantasy, usually while masturbating to maintain sexual arousal and achieve orgasm (Canter et al., 2004).
- I find this difficult to masturbate to.
- 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder (page 28)
- (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate someone else sexually without penetration of the penis.
- (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual, that does not get them anywhere; something that wastes their time; something that does not help others or achieve any important goal.
Synonyms
synonyms of masturbate
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
to masturbate
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Esperanto
Adverb
masturbate
- present adverbial passive participle of masturbi
Italian
Verb
masturbate
- second-person plural present indicative of masturbare
- second-person plural imperative of masturbare
- feminine plural of masturbato
Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) masturbāte
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
masturbate f pl or n pl
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