masturbate
/ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
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 or orgasm.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "I'm looking for some hot videos to masturbate to."
- "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 like hotels, they make your bed, make your dinner, send housekeepers up to watch you masturbate, it's a dream."
- "i masturbate after finishing my assignments as a reward but now i’ve pavloved myself into getting horny every time i do assignments"
- "Mrs Intiasar’s maids often masturbated her in the morning. It wasn’t something she discussed with anybody, least of all the maids. In fact, she hardly thought about it."
Etymology
A back-formation from masturbation, or else from Latin masturbātus (see -ate), past participle of masturbor. Further derivation of the Latin verb is uncertain; see masturbor for more.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: masturbātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/
- British English: /ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/