Definitions for defecates

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defecates def·e·cate

Spelling: [def-i-keyt]

IPA: /ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt/

Defecates is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 279 anagrams from letters in defecates (acdeeefst).

Definitions for defecates

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 defecates

1565-75; Latin dēfaecātus (past participle of dēfaecāre to cleanse, refine), equivalent to dē- de- + faec- (stem of faex dregs, sediment) + -ātus