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verb
- 1. discharge faeces from the body.
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May 30, 2012 · 1. : to discharge from the anus. 2. : to free from impurity or corruption. Examples of defecate in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The disease is typically spread when an infected person or people contaminate a water source by defecating in or near it.
to pass the contents of the bowels out of the body. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion. accident. anal fissure. bathroom. be caught/taken short idiom. bodily function. bowel. cowpat. dog dirt. dunghill. excrement. excreta. excrete. go to the bathroom idiom. motion. movement. pass. poop. regular
to excrete the contents of the bowels. (Definition of defecate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of defecate. defecate. Similar feats of carbon cycling are performed by schools of defecating fish.
Defecate definition: to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.. See examples of DEFECATE used in a sentence.
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.
When people and animals defecate, they get rid of waste matter from their body through their anus. [formal] Synonyms: excrete, eliminate, discharge, evacuate [physiology] More Synonyms of defecate. defecation (dɛfəkeɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
Adjective. Filter. verb. defecated, defecates, defecating. To become free from impurities. Webster's New World. To excrete waste matter from the bowels. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To void (feces) from the bowels. American Heritage. To remove impurities from; refine (sugar, wine, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
defecate meaning, definition, what is defecate: to get rid of waste matter from your bow...: Learn more.
defecate, defaecate /ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt/ vb. ( intransitive) to discharge waste from the body through the anus. ( transitive) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar) Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēfaecāre to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs.
Definition of defecate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
