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defecate
(redirected from defecatory)

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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, defaecate [ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to discharge waste from the body through the anus
2. (Chemistry) (tr) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar)
[from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs]
defecation , defaecation n
defecator , defaecator 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, shit (taboo slang), discharge, evacuate (Physiology), crap (taboo slang), dump (slang, chiefly U.S.), pass a motion, move the bowels, empty the bowels, open the bowels, egest, void excrement Animals defecate after every meal.
Translations
defecate [ˈdefəkeɪt] VIdefecar
defecate [ˈdɛfəkeɪt] vi [person, animal] → déféquer
defecate
viden Darm entleeren, defäkieren (form)
defecate [ˈdɛfəkeɪt] vi (frm) → defecare


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