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egest

American  
[ee-jest, ih-jest] / iˈdʒɛst, ɪˈdʒɛst /

verb (used with object)

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

egest British  
/ iːˈdʒɛst /

verb

  1. (tr) to excrete (waste material)

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Other Word Forms

  • egestion noun
  • egestive adjective

Etymology

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

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