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def·e·cate

defecate

part of speech:	intransitive verb
inflections:	defecates, defecating, defecated
definition:	to expel feces from the bowels. similar words: purge
related words:	evacuate


part of speech:	transitive verb
definition:	to purify (a chemical solution or the like); clear of dregs.
related words:	cleanse, void
derivation:	defecation (n.)

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