# masturbate
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈmaː.stə.bæɪt/
* Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧bate

### Verb

masturbate (third-person singular simple present masturbates, present participle masturbating, simple past and past participle masturbated)
* (intransitive) 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.
    I'm looking for some hot videos to masturbate to.
** 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder, page 28: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).
* (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate someone else sexually without penetration of the penis.
** 2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 293: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.
* (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual, that does not get them anywhere; something that wastes their time; something that does not help others or achieve any important goal.

#### Synonyms

* bash one out
* bash the bishop
* bate
* beat off
* beat the meat
* choke the chicken
* crank the hog
* diddle
* fap
* flick the bean
* flog the dong
* have fun with Dick and Jane
* jack it
* jack off
* jerk off
* jill
* jill off
* knock one off
* knock one out
* play with oneself
* polish the pole
* rub one out
* slap the salami
* spank the monkey
* stroke it
* tickle the sausage
* toss off
* wank
* whack off
* See Thesaurus:masturbate

#### Derived terms

* masturbation
* masturbator
* masturbatorium
* masturbatory
* mutual masturbation

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “masturbate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* ↑ “masturbate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

## Esperanto
### Adverb

masturbate
* present adverbial passive participle of masturbi

## Italian
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

masturbate
* inflection of masturbare:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

masturbate f pl
* feminine plural of masturbato

### Anagrams

* stamburate

## Latin
### Participle

masturbāte
* vocative masculine singular of masturbātus

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [masturˈbate]

### Adjective

masturbate f pl or n pl
* feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of masturbat

## Spanish
### Verb

masturbate
* second-person singular voseo imperative of masturbar combined with te