DEFECATE

defecate. Defecate, v.t. to clease, clear, purify, brighten

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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. Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates.