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defecate

[def-i-keyt]

verb (used without object)

defecated, defecating 
  1. to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.

  2. to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.



verb (used with object)

defecated, defecating 
  1. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.

defecate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. (intr) to discharge waste from the body through the anus

  2. (tr) to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • defecation noun
  • ˈڱˌٴǰ noun
  • ˌڱˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of defecate1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin ŧڲٳܲ (past participle of ŧڲ “to cleanse, refine”), equivalent to ŧ- de- + faec- (stem of faex “dregs, sediment”) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of defecate1

C16: from Latin ŧڲ to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs
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Meanwhile, the Democrats were attacking Musk’s alleged drug use, and in effect defecating on the one person who apparently doesn’t always kiss Trump’s . . . ahem, ring.

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Nearby, at Rage Ground, where people pay to vent their anger by breaking dishes and smashing cars, at least one homeless man has defecated and urinated outside the business.

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There are some surprisingly human-like hygiene habits: One note describes a chimpanzee using leaves to wipe itself after defecating.

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"This is about public decency, public dignity, we can't have people defecating behind hedges," he says.

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Last summer, Natasha White, who describes herself as a resident of Wasaga Beach in Ontario, claimed on TikTok that some newcomers had been digging holes on the beach and defecating in them.

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