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defecate

[ def-i-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

defecated, defecating.
  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)

defecated, defecating.
  1. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.

defecate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to discharge waste from the body through the anus
  2. tr to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌڱˈپDz, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of defecate1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin ŧڲٳܲ (past participle of ŧڲ “to cleanse, refine”), equivalent to ŧ- de- + faec- (stem of faex “dregs, sediment”) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of defecate1

C16: from Latin ŧڲ to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs
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Example Sentences

"This is about public decency, public dignity, we can't have people defecating behind hedges," he says.

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Last summer, Natasha White, who describes herself as a resident of Wasaga Beach in Ontario, claimed on TikTok that some newcomers had been digging holes on the beach and defecating in them.

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There are also alleged instances of youths being forced to defecate in their cells.

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The birds have defaced houses in Mombasa by defecating on the walls and roofs, while many people shy away from sitting under tree shades for fear of being dirtied by their droppings.

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Whenever lab personnel approached her, she would scream, froth, salivate, urinate, defecate, roll back her eyes, and throw herself against all four sides of her confinement.

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