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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFAECATE

defaecate  [ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFAECATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defaecate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb defaecate in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFAECATE

PRESENT

Present
I defaecate
you defaecate
he/she/it defaecates
we defaecate
you defaecate
they defaecate
Present continuous
I am defaecating
you are defaecating
he/she/it is defaecating
we are defaecating
you are defaecating
they are defaecating
Present perfect
I have defaecated
you have defaecated
he/she/it has defaecated
we have defaecated
you have defaecated
they have defaecated
Present perfect continuous
I have been defaecating
you have been defaecating
he/she/it has been defaecating
we have been defaecating
you have been defaecating
they have been defaecating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I defaecated
you defaecated
he/she/it defaecated
we defaecated
you defaecated
they defaecated
Past continuous
I was defaecating
you were defaecating
he/she/it was defaecating
we were defaecating
you were defaecating
they were defaecating
Past perfect
I had defaecated
you had defaecated
he/she/it had defaecated
we had defaecated
you had defaecated
they had defaecated
Past perfect continuous
I had been defaecating
you had been defaecating
he/she/it had been defaecating
we had been defaecating
you had been defaecating
they had been defaecating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will defaecate
you will defaecate
he/she/it will defaecate
we will defaecate
you will defaecate
they will defaecate
Future continuous
I will be defaecating
you will be defaecating
he/she/it will be defaecating
we will be defaecating
you will be defaecating
they will be defaecating
Future perfect
I will have defaecated
you will have defaecated
he/she/it will have defaecated
we will have defaecated
you will have defaecated
they will have defaecated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been defaecating
you will have been defaecating
he/she/it will have been defaecating
we will have been defaecating
you will have been defaecating
they will have been defaecating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would defaecate
you would defaecate
he/she/it would defaecate
we would defaecate
you would defaecate
they would defaecate
Conditional continuous
I would be defaecating
you would be defaecating
he/she/it would be defaecating
we would be defaecating
you would be defaecating
they would be defaecating
Conditional perfect
I would have defaecate
you would have defaecate
he/she/it would have defaecate
we would have defaecate
you would have defaecate
they would have defaecate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been defaecating
you would have been defaecating
he/she/it would have been defaecating
we would have been defaecating
you would have been defaecating
they would have been defaecating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you defaecate
we let´s defaecate
you defaecate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to defaecate
Past participle
defaecated
Present Participle
defaecating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFAECATE


abdicate
ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt
authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
complicate
ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
defecate
ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt
domesticate
dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
eradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
fabricate
ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt
implicate
ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
intoxicate
ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt
lubricate
ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt
nidificate
ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt
pacificate
pəˈsɪfɪˌkeɪt
predicate
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt
significate
sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪt
specificate
spɪˈsɪfɪˌkeɪt
testificate
teˈstɪfɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFAECATE

deface
defaceable
defaced
defacement
defacer
defaecation
defaecator
defalcate
defalcation
defalcator
defamation
defamatorily
defamatory
defame
defamer
defang
defast
defaste
defat
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFAECATE

advocate
aguacate
allocate
birth certificate
cate
certificate
delicate
deprecate
duplicate
educate
Hecate
hypothecate
imprecate
intricate
locate
relocate
silicate
syndicate
thecate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of defaecate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defaecate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFAECATE

Find out the translation of defaecate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defaecate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defaecate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defaecate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defecan
570 millions of speakers

English

defaecate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defaecate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defaecate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defaecate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defecar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defaecate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déféquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defaecate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defaecate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defaecate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defaecate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defaecate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defaecate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defaecate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिफहेकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defaecate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defecare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defaecate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defaecate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defaecate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defaecate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defaecate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defaecate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defaecate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defaecate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFAECATE»

The term «defaecate» is used very little and occupies the 186.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFAECATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defaecate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFAECATE»

Discover the use of defaecate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defaecate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Applied Ethology: Addressing Future Challenges in Animal ...
Twenty high- (GH) and twenty low yield (GL) Holstein-Friesian cows (T-test, P< 0.001) were balanced for parity (T-test: P=0.9). Each cow in the two yield groups became the focal animal when about to defaecate. Data were gathered by manual ...
Laura Boyle, Niamh O'Connell, Alison Hanlon, 2008
2
Domestic Animal Behaviou...
Adult animals defaecate six to 12 times per day, depending on the nature of the feed eaten. Normally, urination occurs less often during the day and horses have been noted to urinate as few as three times per day. Urine is passed commonly ...
Broom, D.M., Fraser, A.F.
3
A Grammar of Tshangla
Khi wule 'defaecate'. Another instance of agentive case-marking conditioned by the event having some additional effect upon the world can be shown in the following examples containing the verb khi wule 'defaecate', an intransitive verb ...
Erik E. Andvik, 2010
4
Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses: Biology, Clinical Practice, and ...
The timing of defaecation depends on bug species, such that some (such as the aptly—named T. protracta) may defaecate up to an hour after having left their host, while others are more likely to defaecate while still in the act of feeding and so ...
S.R. Palmer, 2011
5
New Scientist
Dog business Three psychologists suggest ways of encouraging better dog behaviour FEELMDAa ..A TYPE OF BEE WHICH ACCUMULATED FAECES R> R A YEAR. attracted to defaecate near faeces, this may have potential for encouraging ...
6
Growing Up Egyptn Vill Ils 61
At the fourth month it is supported between its mother's feet, sitting to defaecate when the mother senses that it is uncomfortable or when it cries, and the cloth is put on only when it goes to bed. No fuss of any kind is made about urine, while ...
H. Ammar, 2013
7
Pelvic Floor Disorders for the Colorectal Surgeon
The process can be undertaken a few times and patients may then experience an urge to defaecate 10–15 mins after finishing the process (6). Results depend on patient motivation and their attitude to the process. In a retrospective review ...
Ian Lindsey, Karen Nugent, Tony Dixon, 2010
8
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis: with special reference to ...
Not all triatomines defaecate during or immediately after feeding (Wood 1951); the North American species T. rubida uhleri defaecates more rapidly than do T. protracta, T. recurva (z T. longipes) or Paratriatoma hirsuta. Dias (1956) confirmed ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
9
Gastrointestinal Function in Diabetes Mellitus
... that described in Hirschsprung's disease, and impaired relaxation of the EAS and puborectalis during attempts to defaecate [70]. The latter, which is known as anismus [71], has been described in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation.
Michael Horowitz, Melvin Samsom, 2004
10
Lecture Notes: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Bloating, abdominal pain and an infrequent urge to defaecate are commonly associated with this condition. There may be underlying neural changes in the colon, though these may be secondary to the condition itself. • Disordered defaecation ...
Anton Emmanuel, Stephen Inns, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFAECATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defaecate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Elizabeth Ohene: Good stories speak for themselves
... of the people have no toilet facilities, in other words their primary toilet is a public toilet or they defaecate, in Ghanaian parlance, “free range”. «Graphic Online, May 15»
2
3 Cable Vandals Caught in Era Town
However, their luck ran out when a member of the vigil group was pressed by nature and had to go into a nearby bush to defaecate. His sudden ... «Daily Times Nigeria, May 15»
3
Owner in shock after pet dog badly mauled
... get those that dont leash their dogs in a public place a roadway or street again allowed to urinate ad defaecate where and when they like. «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
4
Birds flew with flu
But migratory birds, which are carriers, may not shed the virus through their faeces every time they defaecate. So, even though the samples we ... «Hindustan Times, Jan 15»
5
World Toilet Day is no joke
Women and girls are rendered particularly vulnerable by being forced to defaecate outdoors. In many areas, modesty forces women to seek ... «Health24.com, Nov 14»
6
Access to toilets in Ghana still low - Minister
He said “about 35 percent of urban dwellers in Ghana patronize public toilets and a whopping 23 percent of our population defaecate in the ... «GhanaWeb, Nov 14»
7
Summer dog ban could be lifted on Falmouth beaches
It is sad for those whose dogs may be impeccably behaved and never defaecate in public places, but in my view sanity dictates that they wait ... «West Briton, Oct 14»
8
Indians like open-air toilets
... when two girls from the village of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh were raped and hanged from a mango tree after they went to defaecate outdoors. «The Rakyat Post, Aug 14»
9
Poor sanitation cause of malnutrition in well-fed children in India
... in their village, Vivek's family has no toilet and the district where they live has the highest concentration of people who defaecate outdoors. «TODAYonline, Jul 14»
10
Video: Dog-walker battles 'over-zealous' warden over poo claim in …
... Park goes horribly wrong when an over-zealous Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officer accuses me of letting my dog defaecate in the park [sic].” ... «East London Advertiser, Jan 14»

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