defecation
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ɪˌkeɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
2.
to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.
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defecate or defaecate (ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to discharge waste from the body through the anus |
| 2. | (tr) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar) |
| [C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from | |
| defaecate or defaecate | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from | |
| defe'cation or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| defae'cation or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| 'defecator or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| 'defaecator or defaecate | |
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| defecate or defaecate (ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to discharge waste from the body through the anus |
| 2. | (tr) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar) |
| [C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from | |
| defaecate or defaecate | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from | |
| defe'cation or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| defae'cation or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| 'defecator or defaecate | |
| —n | |
| 'defaecator or defaecate | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
defecate
1570s, "to purify," from L. defæcatus, pp. of defæcare "cleanse from dregs, purify," from the phrase de fæce "from dregs," pl. fæces "feces." Excretory sense first recorded 1830 (defecation), Amer.Eng., from French.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
defecate def·e·cate (děf'ĭ-kāt')
v. def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing, def·e·cates
To void feces from the bowels.
def'e·ca'tion n.
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Example sentences
Such changes invite animals to consume the fruit and disperse the mature undigested seeds via their defecation.
The interval between swallowing and defecation is long, but the time between meals can be even longer.
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