- defecate
- I. v. a.
Clarify, clear, purify, refine, purge of extraneous matter.II. v. n.1.Clear, clarify, become pure, cleanse itself.2.Go to stool, ease one's self, evacuate the bowels, void excrement.
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Defecate — Def e*cate, a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to defecate; de + faex, faecis, dregs, lees.] Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. [1913 Webster] Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defecate — Def e*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defecated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defecating}.] 1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine. [1913 Webster] To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defecate — Def e*cate, v. i. 1. To become clear, pure, or free. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. To void excrement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defecate — 1570s, to purify, from L. defaecatus, pp. of defaecare cleanse from dregs, purify, from the phrase de faece from dregs (pl. faeces; see FECES (Cf. feces)). Excretory sense first recorded 1830 (defecation), Amer.Eng., from French. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
defecate — ► VERB ▪ discharge faeces from the body. DERIVATIVES defecation noun defecatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin defaecare, from faex dregs … English terms dictionary
defecate — [def′i kāt΄] vt. defecated, defecating [< L defaecatus, pp. of defaecare, to cleanse from dregs, strain < de , from + faex (gen. faecis), grounds, dregs] to remove impurities from; refine (sugar, wine, etc.) vi. 1. to become free from… … English World dictionary
defecate — [[t]de̱fəkeɪt[/t]] defecates, defecating, defecated VERB When people and animals defecate, they get rid of waste matter from their body through their anus. [FORMAL] Animals defecate after every meal. Derived words: defecation… … English dictionary
defecate — UK [ˈdefəkeɪt] / US [ˈdefəˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms defecate : present tense I/you/we/they defecate he/she/it defecates present participle defecating past tense defecated past participle defecated formal to get rid of solid waste from … English dictionary
defecate — verb /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt,ˈdɛfəkeɪt/ a) To purify, to clean of dregs etc. Some are of opinion that such fat, standing waters make the best beer, and that seething doth defecate it [...]. b) To purge; to pass (something) as excrement. Syn: crap, drite … Wiktionary
defecate — to shit The original meaning was to purify or cleanse. Thus William Harvey could write in the 17th century: The blood is not sufficiently defecated or clarified, but remains cloudy. (Harvey, 1628) Now defecate and defecation are… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Defecate on My Face — Single by TISM from the album Great Truckin Songs of the Renaissance … Wikipedia
