flatulate

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flatulate

/ˈflætjʊleɪt/
/ˈflæt͡ʃəleɪt/

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Attested since the 19th century; either a back-formation from flatulence or borrowed from French flatuler, either way, see-ate (verb-forming suffix); ultimately from New Latin flātulentus, from flō (“to blow, breeze”).

verb flatulates · flatulating · flatulated

To fart, to emit digestive gases from the anus, especially with accompanying sound and smell. 1985, James L. Framo, “Rationale and Techniques of Intensive Family Therapy,” in Intensive Family Therapy, Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy and James L. Framo eds. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=kfmXSIJPvqEC&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&sig=b3bCCRJV6GdT6XexcyD0xVyRv88, Where else but in his own castle,
Similar: see Thesaurus:flatulate, badger, blow off, break ass, break wind, bust ass, crepitate, curmur, cut one, cut one loose, cut the cheese, drop a bomb

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verb to flatulate

Français	flatuler
Deutsch	flatulieren
Русский	испускать газы ispuskatʹ gazy

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@misc{flatulate_2026,
  title = {flatulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flatulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}