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Definitions for Defecate
[1] to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
[2] to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.
[3] to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.
[4] (intr) to discharge waste from the body through the anus
[5] (tr) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar)
Words related to Defecate
secrete, void, expel, evacuate, excrete, eliminate, discharge, exude, emit, empty, ejaculate, eject, leak, remove, perspire, produce, pass, exhale, urinate, emanate
Words nearby Defecate
defeasible, defeat, defeatism, defeatist, defeature, defecate, defect, defectible, defection, defective, defective bacteriophage
Origin of Defecate
1565–75; < Latin dēfaecātus (past participle of dēfaecāre to cleanse, refine), equivalent to dē- de- + faec- (stem of faex dregs, sediment) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Defecate
def·e·ca·tion , noun
def′e•ca′ tion n.
Word origin for Defecate
C16: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs
Synonyms for Defecate
discharge, eliminate, emit, empty, evacuate, excrete, expel, exude, void, give off, send forth