Defecation

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.

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

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defe·cation n.

defe·cator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

defecation - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus laxation, shitting bowel movement, bm, movement - a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation - the bodily process of discharging waste matter haematochezia, hematochezia - passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) dump, shit - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" urochesia, urochezia - passage of urine from the anus