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defecate
def·e·cate
[
déffə kàyt
]
(
past and past participle
def·e·cat·ed
,
present participle
def·e·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
def·e·cates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
intransitive verb
expel feces:
to expel feces from the bowel through the rectum
(
formal or technical
)
2.
transitive verb
remove impurities:
to remove impurities from a solution, especially a solution that contains sugar
[
15th century. < Latin
defaecat-
, past participle of Latin
defaecare
"remove waste" <
faex
"dregs, waste"
]
def·e·ca·tion
[
dèffə káysh'n
]
noun
def·e·ca·tor
[
déffə kàytər
]
noun
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def·e·ca·tion [ dèffə káysh'n ] noundef·e·ca·tor [ déffə kàytər ] noun
