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Their village lacks toilets and sanitation, and people defecate in the open, which health officials say puts around 2,000 other children at risk of contracting polio, which can be spread by contact with human waste.
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Dayana’s young son witnessed the arrests and wasn’t able to defecate for weeks after.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
With a pigeon infestation problem inside the prison, pigeons have landed and defecated on trays, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The animals would vomit and defecate all over the community and neighboring properties.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Dayana’s young son witnessed the arrests and wasn’t able to defecate for weeks after.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
With a pigeon infestation problem inside the prison, pigeons have landed and defecated on trays, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The animals would vomit and defecate all over the community and neighboring properties.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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Medical Definition
defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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