DEFECATE, verb transitive [Latin Dregs.] 1. To purify; to refine; to clear from dregs or impurities; to clarify; as, to defecate liquor. 2. To purify from admixture; to clear; to purge of extraneous matter.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI