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defecate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdɛfɪkət/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also faeces; cognate with French déféquer.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
    • Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. 1699, William Bates, Spiritual Perfection, unfolded and enforced:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more defecate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
defaecate alternative lexicographic
most defecate Degree=Sup lexicographic
defæcate alternative lexicographic

defecate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also faeces; cognate with French déféquer.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To excrete feces from one's bowels.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To pass (something) as excrement; to purge.
  3. (also, archaic, figuratively, transitive) To clean (something) of dregs, impurities, etc.; to purify.
    • […] I ſhall add, that proſecuting a hint a happened to meet with in the diſcourſe of a wandering chymiſt, I practiſed a way ſo to defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber drawn per ſe, that a pretty proportion of it would come over ſo tranſparent and finely coloured, that the experiment did not a little pleaſe thoſe I ſhewed it to. 1744, Robert Boyle with Thomas Birch, edited by Thomas Birch, The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle: In Five Volumes : to which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author, volume 1, compilation of Certain phyſiological eſsays and other tracts written at diſtant times, and on ſeveral occaſions by the honourable Robert Boyle ; wherein ſome of the tracts are enlarged by experiments and the work is increaſed by the addition of a diſcourse about the abſolute reſt in bodies. by Robert Boyle, part VI: Certain Physiological Essays, and other tracts written at diſtant Times, eſsay 7: The Hiſtory of Fluidity and Firmneſs, the ſecond part: of Firmneſs, page 265:
    • Some are of opinion that such fat, standing waters make the best beer, and that seething doth defecate it […] 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, page 224:
    • [I]f vve defæcate the notion from materiality, […] it vvill be as hard to apprehend, as that an empty vviſh ſhould remove Mountains: a ſuppoſition vvhich if realized, vvould relieve Siſyphus. 1661, Joseph Glanvill, chapter III, in The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions. […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC, page 22:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
defecates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
defæcate alternative lexicographic
defecating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defaecate alternative lexicographic
defecated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defecated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

undefecated · defecator · defecalgesiophobia · defecation

Hypernyms

eliminate · make · go to the toilet · unleash hell · use the bathroom · use the toilet · excrete · see a man about a horse · go · see a man about a dog · answer the call of nature · see a man about the plumbing · go to the restroom · see a man · relieve oneself · go to the bathroom · go to the washroom · use the restroom · go potty · do one's duty · use the washroom

Relateds

feces · urinate · flatulate · defecation

Synonyms

have a shit · cack · feceate · take a shit · pooh · uncoil · shart · do a number two · do one's easement · stool · ease oneself · dung · excrementize · drop anchor · drop the kids off at the pool · drite · take a crap · drop a bomb · crap · void one's bowels · shite · do one's ease · shiss · take a dump · choke a darkie · poop · pinch one off · defecate · shit · poo · take the Browns to the Super Bowl · drop a chalupa · pinch a loaf · sharn · boo-boo · drop a deuce · move one's bowels

Translations (120)

ca defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · as হগা (expel feces from one's bowels) · fi ulostaa (expel feces from one's bowels) · my ဓာတ်သွား (expel feces from one's bowels) · tl dumumi (expel feces from one's bowels) · it defecare (expel feces from one's bowels) · ro defeca (expel feces from one's bowels) · jv ꦔꦶꦱꦶꦁ (expel feces from one's bowels) · eo feki (expel feces from one's bowels) · sa हदति (expel feces from one's bowels) · uk випоро́жнюватися (expel feces from one's bowels) · tl tumae (expel feces from one's bowels) · qu ismay (expel feces from one's bowels) · es defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · ko 뒤보다 (expel feces from one's bowels) · ru ка́кать (expel feces from one's bowels) · it liberarsi (expel feces from one's bowels) · th อึ (expel feces from one's bowels) · my ချေးပါ (expel feces from one's bowels) · as পাইখেনা কৰা (expel feces from one's bowels) · la cuniō (expel feces from one's bowels) · sv defekera (expel feces from one's bowels) · pam takla (expel feces from one's bowels) · fr couler un bronze (expel feces from one's bowels) · jv ꦮꦮꦿꦠꦤ꧀ (expel feces from one's bowels) · hy ծրտել (expel feces from one's bowels) · bg сера (expel feces from one's bowels) · ar تَغَوَّطَ (expel feces from one's bowels) · yue 屙屎 (expel feces from one's bowels) · uga 𐎃𐎗𐎀 (expel feces from one's bowels) · kmr gû kirin (expel feces from one's bowels) · km បត់ជើងធំ (expel feces from one's bowels) · ga cac (expel feces from one's bowels) · cic aya (expel feces from one's bowels) · kmr rîtin (expel feces from one's bowels) · mn баах (expel feces from one's bowels) · fa مدفوع کردن (expel feces from one's bowels) · uk ка́кати (expel feces from one's bowels) · az qığlamaq (expel feces from one's bowels) · ia defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · my အီးပါ (expel feces from one's bowels) · jv ꦧꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦠꦤ꧀ (expel feces from one's bowels) · be спаражня́цца (expel feces from one's bowels) · mi whakatikotiko (expel feces from one's bowels) · de koten (expel feces from one's bowels) · egy f:g:n- (expel feces from one's bowels) · ga do chac a dhéanamh (expel feces from one's bowels) · tr sıçmak (expel feces from one's bowels) · cs vyprázdnit se (expel feces from one's bowels) · hi हगना (expel feces from one's bowels) · fr aller à la selle (expel feces from one's bowels) · ru срать (expel feces from one's bowels) · cy ysgarthu (expel feces from one's bowels) · ba сысыу (expel feces from one's bowels) · eo koti (expel feces from one's bowels) · th อุจจาระ (expel feces from one's bowels) · ngh cxâi (expel feces from one's bowels) · bg акам (expel feces from one's bowels) · ro căca (expel feces from one's bowels) · mi roke (expel feces from one's bowels) · de defäkieren (expel feces from one's bowels) · da defækere (expel feces from one's bowels) · ilo agtae (expel feces from one's bowels) · grc ἀφοδεύω (expel feces from one's bowels) · my မစင်စွန့် (expel feces from one's bowels) · pl wypróżniać się (expel feces from one's bowels) · km បន្ទោរបង់ (expel feces from one's bowels) · be ка́каць (expel feces from one's bowels) · my ဝမ်းသွား (expel feces from one's bowels) · be сраць (expel feces from one's bowels) · hi मलत्याग करना (expel feces from one's bowels) · oc cagar (expel feces from one's bowels) · ota صیچمق (expel feces from one's bowels) · nan-hbl 放屎 (expel feces from one's bowels) · oc defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · kk тышу (expel feces from one's bowels) · el αφοδεύω (expel feces from one's bowels) · ms berak (expel feces from one's bowels) · tt тычу (expel feces from one's bowels) · cmn 拉屎 (expel feces from one's bowels) · tr pislemek (expel feces from one's bowels) · cs kálet (expel feces from one's bowels) · jra eh (expel feces from one's bowels) · sv bajsa (expel feces from one's bowels) · nl een bruine trui breien (expel feces from one's bowels) · ceb hugaw (expel feces from one's bowels) · uk сра́ти (expel feces from one's bowels) · qu akay (expel feces from one's bowels) · my အခင်းကြီးသွား (expel feces from one's bowels) · hy կղկղել (expel feces from one's bowels) · pt defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · mi tiko (expel feces from one's bowels) · hu székel (expel feces from one's bowels) · ja 排便する (expel feces from one's bowels) · vi đại tiện (expel feces from one's bowels) · zdj hunya (expel feces from one's bowels) · cmn 排大便 (expel feces from one's bowels) · mnc ᡶᠠᠵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (expel feces from one's bowels) · pl defekować (expel feces from one's bowels) · io fekifar (expel feces from one's bowels) · ko 배변하다 (expel feces from one's bowels) · my ကျင်ကြီးစွန့် (expel feces from one's bowels) · fr déféquer (expel feces from one's bowels) · nl poepen (expel feces from one's bowels) · pl wypróżnić się (expel feces from one's bowels) · ko 대변보다 (expel feces from one's bowels) · unm màskti (expel feces from one's bowels) · sv skita (expel feces from one's bowels) · jv ꦧꦼꦧꦚꦸ (expel feces from one's bowels) · ru испражня́ться (expel feces from one's bowels) · ang sċītan (expel feces from one's bowels) · hy արտաթորել (expel feces from one's bowels) · th ไปทุ่ง (expel feces from one's bowels) · cmn 大便 (expel feces from one's bowels) · la defaeco (expel feces from one's bowels) · gl defecar (expel feces from one's bowels) · cs vykálet se (expel feces from one's bowels) · pl zdefekować (expel feces from one's bowels) · cmn 大解 (expel feces from one's bowels) · tr dışkılamak (expel feces from one's bowels)