Definitions for defecate
defecate
def·e·cate
Spelling: [def-i-keyt]
IPA: /ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt/
Defecate is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 145 anagrams from letters in defecate (acdeeeft).
Definitions for defecate
verb (used with object)
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to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.
verb (used without object)
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to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
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to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.
Origin of defecate
1565-75; Latin dēfaecātus (past participle of dēfaecāre to cleanse, refine), equivalent to dē- de- + faec- (stem of faex dregs, sediment) + -ātus