defecate
/'defikeit/
Definition
- Verb:
- To discharge feces from the bowels; to have a bowel movement. This is the standard, formal term for the biological process of expelling solid waste from the body through the anus.
Usage
- The verb "defecate" is used in formal, medical, scientific, or polite contexts. It is less common in everyday casual conversation, where euphemisms or more direct slang terms are often used.
- It is an intransitive verb (it does not take a direct object). You "defecate," you do not "defecate something."
- It can be used in all tenses (e.g., defecated, defecating).
Examples
- Verb:
- Patients are asked to report if they have not defecated in three days.
- The baby defecated shortly after his morning feeding.
- Many animals defecate in specific areas to mark their territory.
Advanced Usage
- "To defecate on/upon": (Rare, formal) Used literally to indicate location, or metaphorically to show extreme disrespect.
- The birds had defecated on the statue. (Literal)
- The critic's article was seen as defecating upon the author's life work. (Metaphorical, very strong)
Variants and Related Words
- Defecation (n): The act or process of defecating.
- Proper sanitation prevents the spread of disease through human defecation.
- Defecator (n): (Technical/Rare) One who defecates.
Synonyms
- Have a bowel movement: (Clinical/Polite)
- Excrete feces: (Biological/Scientific)
- Move one's bowels: (Polite/Euphemistic)
- Evacuate one's bowels: (Formal/Medical)
- Go to the bathroom/loo: (Common Euphemism)
- Poop: (Informal, especially with children)
- Crap: (Vulgar slang)
- Shit: (Vulgar slang)
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
(Note: "Defecate" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms. The following are related concepts using euphemistic or slang terms.) - Go number two: (Childish/Informal euphemism) - Mom, I need to go number two. - Drop the kids off at the pool: (Humorous slang) - See a man about a horse: (Idiomatic euphemism for excusing oneself to use the restroom, which may include defecation).
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