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defecate
  • Conjugation : past  defecated ; ing  defecating
  • Derivatives : n  defecation ; n  defecator
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

defecate ['dεfə.ket] ['defɪkeɪt]
  1. 1. vt. (糖、酒等)提纯净化澄清
  2. 2. vi. 澄清净化,变纯
  3. 3. vi. 排泄排粪,通(大)便

Collins English-English Dictionary

defecate ['dεfɪ"keɪt]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] to discharge waste from the body through the anus
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to clarify or remove impurities from (a solution, esp of sugar)
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C16: from Latin defaecare to cleanse from dregs, from de- + faex sediment, dregs

Examples

In adults, the decision whether or not to defecate is under voluntary control.
成年人中,是否大便是受自己控制的。
大便
defecate; have a bowel movement; shit
大解
go to the lavatory (to defecate); have a bowel movement
大便
defecate

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