egest

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“I carry, bear, or bring out or away; I discharge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːˈdʒɛst/

Verb

egest (third-person singular simple present egests, present participle egesting, simple past and past participle egested)

1. To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).

Synonyms

• excrete

Antonyms

• ingest

Related terms

• egesta
• egestion
• egestive

Translations

to excrete from the body

• Finnish: ulostaa (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: wydalać (pl)

Anagrams

• Teges, geest