Main Entry: def·e·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈde-fi-ˌkāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): def·e·cat·ed; def·e·cat·ing

Etymology: Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare, from de- + faec-, faex dregs, lees

Date: 1575

transitive verb 1 : to free from impurity or corruption
2 : to discharge from the anusintransitive verb : to discharge feces from the bowels

— def·e·ca·tion \ˌde-fi-ˈkā-shən\ noun