different between defecation vs defecate

English

Alternative forms

• defaecation
• defæcation (chiefly archaic)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Late Latin d?faec?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?f??ke???n/, /?d?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

defecation (countable and uncountable, plural defecations)

1. The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
2. Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:defecation

Derived terms

• open defecation

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “defecation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Alternative forms

• defæcate
• defaecate

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin d?faec?re (“to purify”), from de- and faex (“dreg, impurity”).

Pronunciation

(verb)

• IPA^(key): /?d?f?ke?t/

(adjective)

• IPA^(key): /?d?f?k?t/

Verb

defecate (third-person singular simple present defecates, present participle defecating, simple past and past participle defecated)

1. (intransitive) To excrete feces from one's bowels.
2. (now rare) To purify, to clean of dregs etc.
   • Some are of opinion that such fat, standing waters make the best beer, and that seething doth defecate it […].

3. (now rare, transitive) To purge; to pass (something) as excrement.

Synonyms

• (excrete feces): See Thesaurus:defecate

Related terms

• defecation
• feces

Translations

Adjective

defecate (comparative more defecate, superlative most defecate)

1. (obsolete) Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
   • 1699, William Bates, Spiritual Perfection, unfolded and enforced

     Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense.

Anagrams

• feceated

Italian

Verb

defecate

1. second-person plural present and imperative of defecare

Latin

Verb

d?fec?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?fec?