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defecate

The correct spelling is defecate.

How to pronounce defecate

/ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/
verb

IPA: /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/

Say it like: Def-eca-te

The correct spelling is defecate. To excrete feces from one's bowels.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To excrete feces from one's bowels.
  2. 2.To purify, to clean of dregs etc.
  3. 3.To purge; to pass (something) as excrement.

adjective

  1. 1.Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.

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