Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
defecated
simple past tense and past participle of defecate
Source: Wiktionary
Def"e*cate, a. Etym: [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to defecate; de- + faex, faecis, dregs, less.]
Definition: Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates.
Def"e*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defecated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defecating.]
1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine. To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber. Boyle.
2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify, as from that which materializes. We defecate the notion from materiality. Glanvill. Defecated from all the impurities of sense. Bp. Warburton.
Def"e*cate, v. i.
1. To become clear, pure, or free. Goldsmith.
2. To void excrement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.