micturate

Empty one's bladder

Micturate is a formal or medical term meaning to urinate.

The word appears primarily in clinical contexts: The patient was unable to micturate without assistance.

In everyday speech, it sounds deliberately technical or humorously pretentious.

medical

urinate

Expel bodily fluid

catheter · urinalysis · incontinence · retention · frequency · urgency · dysuria · polyuria · diuretic · renal

euphemism

relieve oneself

Expel bodily waste

lavatory · facilities · convenience · water closet · loo · privy · latrine · comfort station · washroom · bathroom

clinical

void

Without legal effect

urine output · intake · chart · monitor · bedpan · urinal · commode · nursing · documentation · measurement

Opposites
bodily elimination function

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Expel waste from bowels

move one's bowels · pass stool

fluid dynamics (body)

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Consumable liquid

imbibe · hydrate · absorb · reabsorb

Family

enuresis, micturition

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