defecates
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present tense formof defecate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
defecateverb (used without object)to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
Example Sentences
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Keener’s in “Please Give” invites a homeless woman into her apartment to take a shower and the woman defecates on the floor.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 30, 2018
Since you don’t say otherwise, I assume when he defecates it is in the toilet.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2015
Almost half of India's 1.25 billion people currently defecates in the open.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2014
“Slicing” is a term used by falconers to describe the way a hawk defecates.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2012
After all, even when everyone defecates righteously, there are villages upstream from us.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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