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defecate
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[ˈdiːfɪkeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- discharge faeces from the body
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘clear of dregs, purify’): from Latin defaecat- ‘cleared of dregs’, from the verb defaecare, from de- (expressing removal) + faex, faec- ‘dregs’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
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