defecate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defecate /ˈdɛfəkeɪt, ˈdiːf-/
▶verb discharge faeces from the body.
– derivatives
defecation noun,
defecator noun,
defecatory adjective.
defecation noun,
defecator noun,
defecatory adjective.
– origin ME (orig. in the sense ‘clear of dregs, purify’): from L. defaecat-, defaecare, from de- + faex, faec- ‘dregs’.
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