EGEST

excrete, egest, eliminate, pass

(verb) eliminate from the body; “Pass a kidney stone”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

egest (third-person singular simple present egests, present participle egesting, simple past and past participle egested)

To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).

Synonyms

• excrete

Antonyms

• ingest

Anagrams

• Teges, geest

Source: Wiktionary


E*gest", v. t. Etym: [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.)

Definition: To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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