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   defecate

   /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. discharge faeces from the body.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘clear of dregs, purify’): from Latin defaecat- ‘cleared of dregs’, from the verb defaecare, from de- (expressing removal) + faex, faec- ‘dregs’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. defecator noun
   • 2. defecatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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