masturbate

mas-tur-bate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To stimulate one's own genitals for sexual pleasure.

  2. 2.

    To stimulate another person's genitals manually.

Related words

See also: arousal, sexuality
Synonyms: self-stimulate

Etymology

From Latin masturbari ("to masturbate"), of uncertain origin. Possibly from manus ("hand") + stuprare ("to defile"), or from a Greek root meaning "to disturb."