dēfaecātus

  • 1Defecate — Def e*cate, a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to defecate; de + faex, faecis, dregs, lees.] Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. [1913 Webster] Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2defecate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare, from de + faec , faex dregs, lees Date: 1575 transitive verb 1. to free from impurity or corruption 2. to discharge from the an …

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  • 3defecate — defecation, n. /def i kayt /, v., defecated, defecating. v.i. 1. to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement. 2. to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc. v.t. 3. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine …

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  • 4THERMOMETRUM seu THERMOSCOPIUM Instrumentum est — quô Philosophi motum aeris, quoad qualirates seu gradus caloris et frigoris, humidi item et sicci, sensui oculorum dignoscibilem reddere conantur. Et quidem primi huius Artis inventores vas vitreum parabant longioris colli, quod repletum alteri… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 5defecate — 1570s, to purify, from L. defaecatus, pp. of defaecare cleanse from dregs, purify, from the phrase de faece from dregs (pl. faeces; see FECES (Cf. feces)). Excretory sense first recorded 1830 (defecation), Amer.Eng., from French. Related:… …

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  • 6defecate — def•e•cate [[t]ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) phl to void excrement from the bowels through the anus 2) to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine 3) phl to void (excrement) through the anus • Etymology: 1565–75; < L… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7defecate — [c]/ˈdɛfəkeɪt / (say defuhkayt) verb (defecated, defecating) –verb (i) 1. to void excrement. 2. to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc. –verb (t) 3. to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine. {Latin dēfaecātus, past participle,… …

  • 8esperit — Esperit, ou Esprit, Il vient de Spiritus. L esprit et entendement que l homme a de nature, Ingenium. Esprit abbatu, Perculsus animus et abiectus. Un esprit qui se contente de peu de chose, et n ose penser et souhaiter hautes choses, Animus… …

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  • 9defecate — [def′i kāt΄] vt. defecated, defecating [< L defaecatus, pp. of defaecare, to cleanse from dregs, strain < de , from + faex (gen. faecis), grounds, dregs] to remove impurities from; refine (sugar, wine, etc.) vi. 1. to become free from… …

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