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Defecator

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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.
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Noun1.Defecator - a person who defecatesdefecator - a person who defecates              
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"


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