defecate

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def·e·cate /ˈdefɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive]  HBH formal to get rid of waste matter from your bowels 排便 —defecation /ˌdefɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

defecate• Cats feel vulnerable when they are defecating and do not like to have anyone near them at that time.• Why does it not defecate from the tree tops as monkeys and squirrels do?• At the extreme, he might even begin wetting or defecating in bed.• Most individuals experience the urge to defecate on morning awakening and after meals, when colonic motility is known to peak.• What idea does defecating on the flag communicate?• Once the residue left after absorption of foodstuff reaches the last part of the gut, the desire to defecate results.• Cats hate to defecate where they eat and some people place the litter tray too near the animal's food dish.Origin defecate (1400-1500) Latin defaecere, from faex “waste material”

def·e·cate verbChineseSyllable  

bowels from rid Corpus to matter waste of your get

defecate
def‧e‧cate /ˈdefəkeɪt, ˈdefɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive]formal to get rid of waste matter from your bowels
—defecation /ˌdefəˈkeɪʃən, ˌdefɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

defe·cate (BrE also defae·cate) BrE /ˈdefəkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪt/ 🔊BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they defecate BrE /ˈdefəkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪt/ 🔊 BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it defecates BrE /ˈdefəkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪts/ 🔊 BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪts/ 🔊past simple defecated BrE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle defecated BrE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form defecating BrE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdefəkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 BrE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdiːfəkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (formal) to get rid of solid waste from your body through your bowels 排便▸ defe·ca·tion (BrE also defae·ca·tion) BrE /ˌdefəˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdefəˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊BrE /ˌdiːfəˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːfəˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]