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masturbate

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masturbate
masturbate /ˈmæstəbeɪt $ -tər-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of masturbari
to give yourself or another person sexual pleasure by touching or rubbing the sexual organs
—masturbation /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃən $ -tər-/ noun [uncountable]