Antonyms for defecate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : def-i-keyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt

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Definition of defecate

Origin :

• 1570s, "to purify," from Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare "cleanse from dregs, purify," from the phrase de faece "from dregs" (plural faeces; see feces). Excretory sense first recorded 1830 (defecation), American English, from French. Related: Defecated; defecating.

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Synonyms for defecate