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Defecate

verb/dɪspˈoʊzɚz/
Definition
have a bowel movement
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪspˈoʊzɚz/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɛfɪkˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɛfɪkˌeɪt/
3 syllables Say it as /dɪspˈoʊzɚz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbhave a bowel movement
“The dog had made in the flower beds”
Word Forms
stoolnouna plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
defecationnounthe elimination of fecal waste through the anus
defecatornouna person who defecates
shitnouna coarse term for defecation
shitternouna person who defecates
shittingnounthe elimination of fecal waste through the anus
crapnounobscene terms for feces
crappernouna plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stuhlgang
Stuhlgang haben
🇫🇷French
déféquer
aller à la selle
🇪🇸Spanish
defecar
tener una evacuación intestinal
🇮🇹Italian
defecare
avere un movimento intestinale
🇳🇱Dutch
poepen
een stoelgang hebben
🇵🇹Portuguese
defecar
evacuar
🇷🇺Russian
испражняться
иметь дефекацию
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ख़ारिज करना
मल त्याग करना
🇧🇩Bengali
মলত্যাগ
একটি মলত্যাগ আছে
🇮🇳Tamil
மலம் கழிக்க
ஒரு குடல் இயக்கம் வேண்டும்
🇮🇳Telugu
మలవిసర్జన
ప్రేగు కదలికను కలిగి ఉంటాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
शौचास
आतड्याची हालचाल आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
શૌચ
આંતરડાની ચળવળ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಲವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ ಮಾಡಿ
ಕರುಳಿನ ಚಲನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മലമൂത്രവിസർജ്ജനം
ഒരു മലവിസർജ്ജനം നടത്തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੌਚ
ਇੱਕ ਟੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਲਹਿਰ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
پاخانہ
آنتوں کی حرکت ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
大便
排便
🇯🇵Japanese
排便する
排便がある
🇰🇷Korean
깨끗하게 되다
배변을 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đại tiện
đi tiêu
🇹🇭Thai
ถ่ายอุจจาระ
มีการเคลื่อนไหวของลำไส้
🇮🇩Indonesian
buang air besar
ingin buang air besar
🇵🇭Filipino
dumumi
magkaroon ng dumi
🇲🇾Malay
buang air besar
mempunyai pergerakan usus
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يتغوط
لديك حركة الأمعاء
🇮🇷Persian
مدفوع کردن
اجابت مزاج داشته باشید
🇹🇷Turkish
arınmak
bağırsak hareketi var
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת צְרָכָיו
יש פעולת מעיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'defecate'?
The primary meaning of 'defecate' is 'have a bowel movement'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'defecate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'defecate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'defecate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'defecate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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