Definitions for defecate

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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)

1. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.

verb (used without object)

1. to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
2. 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