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defecate

def.e.cate \'def-i-.ka-t\ \.def-i-'ka--sh*n\ vb [L defaecatus, pp. of 
   defaecare, fr. de- + faec-, fa]ex dregs, lees 1: to free from impurity or 
   corruption : REFINE  2: to discharge through the anus  : to discharge feces 
   from the bowels  - def.e.ca.tion n