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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defecate /ˈdɛfəkeɪt, ˈdiːf-/

▶verb discharge faeces from the body.

– derivatives
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’.

'defecation' also found in these Oxford entries:

anal - bowel movement - coprophilia - crap - defecate - dump - encopresis - incontinent - toilet paper

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