defecate

== English == === Alternative forms === defæcate (archaic), defaecate === 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. === Pronunciation === (verb) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/ (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfɪkət/ === Verb === defecate (third-person singular simple present defecates, present participle defecating, simple past and past participle defecated) (intransitive) To excrete feces from one's bowels. (transitive, archaic) To pass (something) as excrement; to purge. (also figurative) To clean (something) of dregs, impurities, etc.; to purify. ==== Synonyms ==== (excrete feces): See Thesaurus:defecate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === defecate (comparative more defecate, superlative most defecate) (obsolete) Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. === Anagrams === feceated == Italian == === Verb === defecate second-person plural present and imperative of defecare == Latin == === Verb === dēfecāte second-person plural present active imperative of dēfecō == Spanish == === Verb === defecate second-person singular voseo imperative of defecar combined with te