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egest

[ ee-jest, ih-jest ]
/ iˈdʒɛst, ɪˈdʒɛst /
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verb (used with object)

to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

egalitarianism, egas moniz, egbert, eger, egeria, egest, egesta, egestion, egg, egg albumin, egg and dart

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 forms

e·ges·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for egest

egest

/ (iːˈdʒɛst) /

verb

(tr) to excrete (waste material)

Derived Forms

egestion, nounegestive, adjective

Word Origin for egest

C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry
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Medicine definitions for egest

egest

[ ē-jĕst′ ]

v.

To discharge or excrete from the body.
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