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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFECATION, n. The act of separating from lees or dregs; purification from impurities or foreign matter.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: defecation, laxation, shitting]

Merriam Webster's

noun see defecate

Britannica Concise

Elimination of feces from the digestive tract. Peristalsis moves feces through the colon to the rectum, where they stimulate the urge to defecate. The rectum shortens, pushing the feces into the anal canal, where internal and external sphincters allow them to be passed or retained. Chest, abdominal, and pelvic muscles are used to pass them. Long delay of defecation causes constipation and hardened feces. See also diarrhea, incontinence.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Defecation Def`e*ca"tion, n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F. d['e]f['e]cation.] 1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification. 2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Clarification, purification, refining, cleansing. 2. Going to stool, evacuation (of the bowels), voiding excrement.