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masturbate

Pronunciation: /ˈmastəbeɪt/

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Definition of masturbate

verb

[no object]
  • stimulate one’s genitals with one’s hand for sexual pleasure: we do not like to admit that we masturbate
  • [with object] stimulate the genitals of (someone) to give them sexual pleasure: they masturbated each other in the long grass below the tennis courts

Derivatives

masturbation

Pronunciation: /-ˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

masturbator

noun

masturbatory

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin masturbat- 'masturbated', from the verb masturbari, of unknown origin

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