defecate

def·e·cate

 (dĕf′ĭ-kāt′)

v. def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing, def·e·cates

v.intr.

To void feces from the bowels.

v.tr.

1. To void (feces) from the bowels.

2. To remove impurities from (a liquid, such as fruit juice), especially in sugar refining.

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

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def′e·ca′tion n.

def′e·ca′tor n.

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defecate

(ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt) or

defaecate

vb

1. (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)

[C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs]

ˌdefeˈcation, ˌdefaeˈcation n

ˈdefeˌcator, ˈdefaeˌcator n

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def•e•cate

(ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.i.

1. to void excrement from the bowels through the anus.

v.t.

2. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.

3. to void (excrement) through the anus.

[1565–75; < Latin dēfaecātus, past participle of dēfaecāre to cleanse, refine =dē- de- + -faecāre, derivative of faex dregs]

def`e•ca′tion, n.

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defecate

Past participle: defecated
Gerund: defecating

Imperative

defecate

defecate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

defecate - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" ca-ca, crap, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, 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

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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.

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Translations

äpfeln

defecar

déféquer

defecare

гадить

defecate

[ˈdefəkeɪt] VI → defecar

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defecate

[ˈdɛfəkeɪt] vi [person, animal] → déféquer

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defecate

vi → den Darm entleeren, defäkieren (form)

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defecate

[ˈdɛfəkeɪt] vi (frm) → defecare

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def·e·cate

vt. defecar, evacuar; Mex. obrar.

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defecate

vi defecar

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