egest

[ ee-jest, ih-jest ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).

Origin of egest

1
1600–10; <Latin ēgest(us) (past participle of ēgerere) carried out, equivalent to ē-e-1 + ges- (variant of ger-) carry + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from egest

  • e·ges·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for egest

egest

/ (iːˈdʒɛst) /


verb
  1. (tr) to excrete (waste material)

Origin of egest

1
C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry

Derived forms of egest

  • egestion, noun
  • egestive, adjective

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