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Word: Defecate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘clear of dregs, purify’): from Latin defaecat- ‘cleared of dregs’, from the verb defaecare, from de- (expressing removal) + faex, faec- ‘dregs’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛfɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdiːfɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
discharge faeces from the body.
Short Definition:discharge faeces from body
Variant Forms:
- defaecate
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