Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To excrete feces from one's bowels.
defäkieren, koten
испражня́тьсяispražnjátʹsja, ка́катьkákatʹ, сратьsratʹ
випоро́жнюватисяvyporóžnjuvatysja, ка́катиkákaty, сра́тиsráty
(archaic, transitive)To pass (something) as excrement; to purge.
(also, archaic, figuratively, transitive)To clean (something) of dregs, impurities, etc.; to purify.
- have a bowel movement
Examples
8 sentencesSome homeless people defecate in public.
Some homeless people defecate on the street.
Damiano went to the river to defecate.
The cows defecated all over the barn.
People don't pay you to defecate or urinate.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also faeces; cognate with French déféquer.
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Forms
defecates, defecating, defecated, defecatedSynonyms
39 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle