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egest definition

egest (ē jest′)

transitive verb

to pass off (perspiration, excrement, etc.); excrete

Etymology: < L egestus, pp. of egerere, to bear out, discharge < e-, out + gerere, to bear

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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