defecating

Variant of defecate

defecate definition

def·e·cate (def′i kāt′)

transitive verb defecated -·cat′ed, defecating -·cat′·ing

to remove impurities from; refine (sugar, wine, etc.)

Etymology: < L defaecatus, pp. of defaecare, to cleanse from dregs, strain < de-, from + faex (gen. faecis), grounds, dregs

intransitive verb

  1. to become free from impurities
  2. to excrete waste matter from the bowels

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