DEFECATE

[ 'dɛfəkeɪt , 'di:f- ]

■ verb discharge faeces from the body.

Derivatives

defecation noun

defecator noun

defecatory adjective

Origin

ME (orig. in the sense 'clear of dregs, purify'): from L. defaecat- , defaecare , from de- + faex , faec- 'dregs'.