egest

English

Etymology

From Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“I carry, bear, or bring out or away; I discharge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːˈd͡ʒɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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

1. To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
   • 2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region, Convention on Migratory Species, page 22:

     As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death.

Synonyms

• excrete
• defecate

Antonyms

• ingest

Related terms

• egesta
• egestion
• egestive

Translations

to excrete from the body

• Finnish: ulostaa (fi)
• Polish: wydalać (pl)

Anagrams

• Teges, geest