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defecate
OXFORD DICTIONARY
defecate, v.intr. discharge faeces from the body.
Derivative
defecation n.
Etymology
earlier as adj., = purified, f. L defaecare (as DE-, faex faecis dregs)
THESAURUS
defecate
blow, blow out, ca-ca, clean out, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, crap, deplete, drain, dung, eliminate, empty, empty out, evacuate, excrete, exhaust, number two, purge, remove, scour out, shit, spend a penny, stool, sweep out, take a shit, unclog, unfoul, vent, voidROGET THESAURUS
defecate
Cleanness
VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.For further exploring for "defecate" in Webster Dictionary Online