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defecate

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def·e·cate  (df-kt)
v. def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing, def·e·cates
v.intr.
To void feces from the bowels.
v.tr.
1. To remove (impurities, as in a chemical solution); clarify.
2. To void (feces) from the bowels.

[Latin dfaecre, to clean the dregs from : d-, de- + faex, faec-, dregs.]

defe·cation n.
defe·cator n.

defecate
Verb
[-cating, -cated] to discharge waste from the body through the anus [Latin defaecare]
defecation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.defecate - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
dung - defecate; used of animals

defecate
verb excrete, eliminate, discharge, evacuate Physiology dump (slang), chiefly U.S. pass a motion, move the bowels, empty the bowels, open the bowels, egest, void excrement
Translations

defecate [ˈdɛfəkeɪt] videfecar
defecate [ˈdɛfəkeɪt] vidéféquer
defecate [ˈdɛfəkeɪt] videfecare


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The patient was asked whether she had a history of suppressing the urge to defecate because this habit can result in slowed colonic transit.
Some Johne’s-positive cows will shed dozens of colony-forming units (CFU) of the disease in every gram of manure they defecate.
They roam wherever they want, go into people's yards and even homes, kill birds and defecate wherever they please, including the back patio.
 
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