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View synonyms for egest

egest

[ ee-jest, ih-jest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to discharge, as from the body; void ( ingest ).

egest

/ iːˈdʒɛst /

verb

  1. tr to excrete (waste material)
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Derived Forms

  • eˈgestion, noun
  • eˈgestive, adjective
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Other Words From

  • e·gestive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of egest1

1600–10; < Latin ēgest ( us ) (past participle of ēgerere ) carried out, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + ges- (variant of ger- ) carry + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of egest1

C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry

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