Recent Examples on the WebMy sources tell me that a service dog defecated on the carpet, and the owner did not clean it up.—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024 Several parents also said their children uncharacteristically began urinating and defecating in their rooms because they were locked out of bathrooms overnight.—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for defecate
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Word History
Etymology
Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare, from de- + faec-, faex dregs, lees
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