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Definition of defecate
defecated
;defecating
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Some 60 percent of India’s 1.25 billion people still defecate in the open.
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Detainees have reported that the prisons are dismal, with detainees forced to sleep on dirty concrete floors and sometimes defecate in plastic bags.
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That ideal doesn't fit so well perhaps with them sitting out in the stable to defecate along with the animals.
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More than 60 percent of the country’s 1.3 billion people still defecate in the open, and dysentery kills hundreds of millions of children every year.
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Many animals eat the seeds of plants and then defecate them at another location.
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A flock of geese defecated on the 11 adults and six children, which prompted a response from a hazardous materials team, according to NBC Los Angeles.
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Also, in the closing moments of Game 3 when Kevin Durant buried a go-ahead 3-pointer, Stephen Curry celebrated by popping a momentary squat -- which some have interpreted as Curry pretending to defecate on the Cavs' court.
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Authorities said Orville Van Pence, 39, who smelled strongly of alcohol, also threatened to defecate in a police car, the story said.
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Origin and Etymology of defecate
Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare, from de- + faec-, faex dregs, lees
DEFECATE Defined for English Language Learners
defecate
playDefinition of defecate for English Language Learners
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: to pass solid waste from the body
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defecate
Medical Definition of defecate
defecated
;defecating
transitive verb
: to discharge from the anusintransitive verb
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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