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egest

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

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
Related formse·ges·tive, adjective
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Related Words for egest

secrete, ejaculate, eject, expel, leak, void, remove, evacuate, perspire, produce, eliminate, pass, exhale, urinate, exude, emanate, sweat, exudate, defecate, egest
British Dictionary definitions for egest

egest

verb
  1. (tr) to excrete (waste material)
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Derived Formsegestion, nounegestive, adjective

Word Origin for egest

C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry
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Word Origin and History for egest

v.

c.1600, from Latin egestus, past participle of egere, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + gere "to carry." Related: Egested; egesting.

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egest in Medicine

egest

(ē-jĕst′)
v.
  1. To discharge or excrete from the body.
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