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urinate

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


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He said he had to urinate in plastic bottles and defecate in bin bags, and that the last time he had a shower was at the end of 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Selam found life in the mountains of Tigray challenging: "For me it was difficult to urinate in the wild."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Alarmed at the realness of their struggle, they toss their smallfolk a cash bump, a modest promotion, or maybe, if they’re really lucky, a nicer place to urinate.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

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

At school and during field work, all students had to ask permission to urinate or defecate.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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