English → Latin
“defecate” in Latin
dēfaecōto cleanse from dregs; to cleanse, purify; to relievepūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify; to exculpate, justify, vindicate, clear someone's name; to expiate, lustrateexpūrgōto purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; to exculpate, vindicate, justify, excusevīnumwine; grapes; a grapevine
The English word defecate itself goes back to Latin faex, through dēfaecātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
defecate
defaecare (e.g., vinum, Col.); purgare; expurgare; purum facere; all used both PROP. and figuratively.
Purify; Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for defecate?
- The usual Latin words for “defecate” are dēfaecō, pūrgō, expūrgō; also vīnum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.