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def·e·cate
(děf'ĭ-kāt')
v.
def·e·cat·ed
,
def·e·cat·ing
,
def·e·cates
v.
intr.
To void feces from the bowels.
v.
tr.
To remove (impurities, as in a chemical solution); clarify.
To void (feces) from the bowels.
[Latin
dēfaecāre
,
to clean the dregs from
:
dē-
,
de-
+
faex
, faec-
,
dregs
.]
def'e·ca'tion
n.
,
def'e·ca'tor
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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