defecate

verb

def·e·cate | \ ˈde-fi-ˌkāt

defecated; defecating

Definition of defecate

transitive verb

1 : to free from impurity or corruption

2 : to discharge from the anus

intransitive verb

: to discharge feces from the bowels

Examples of defecate in a Sentence

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The second time, Chamizo defecated on himself and stopped breathing while all six men held him to the ground until police arrived. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Six Houston strip club managers charged after critically injuring man while pinning him down," 1 Aug. 2019 Geese were defecating and polluting water, turf and walkways. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Defending culling of geese; Culling angers Canadian; If the shoe fits…; Give that team a raise (7/10/19)," 10 July 2019 Khafra worked in the tunnels for days at a time, eating and sleeping in there and urinating and defecating into a bucket Beckwitt lowered down to him. — Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com, "Millionaire gets 9 years for deadly fire above tunnels," 17 June 2019 Khafra worked in the tunnels for days at a time, eating and sleeping in there and urinating and defecating into a bucket Beckwitt lowered down to him. — Washington Post, "Millionaire gets 9 years for deadly fire above tunnels," 17 June 2019 Khafra worked in the tunnels for days at a time, eating and sleeping in there and urinating and defecating into a bucket Beckwitt lowered down to him. — Michael Kunzelman, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland millionaire gets 9 years in death of man building nuclear bunker tunnels," 17 June 2019 On Friday, a local newspaper published a cartoon of Barata as a songbird, defecating on the heads of Peruvian politicians. — Daniel Alarcón, The New Yorker, "What Led Peru’s Former President to Take His Own Life?," 1 July 2019 The massive birds urinate and defecate all over the place, often whitewashing the entire sidewalk and causing significant property damage, including breaking off large branches that crash into cars and homes. — John Spina, The Denver Post, "Longmont residents sick of nasty, vomiting turkey vultures," 21 June 2019 Kissing bugs spread the infection by biting a human, typically on their face (hence the nickname), and then defecating near the wound. — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, "Blood-sucking 'kissing bugs' spreading dangerous parasitic disease in US, health officials warn," 24 Aug. 2018

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