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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + faex, faecis + -ō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dēfaecō (present infinitive dēfaecāre, perfect active dēfaecāvī, supine dēfaecātum); first conjugation
- to cleanse from dregs
- to cleanse, purify
- to relieve
defaecato animo- with a relieved heart
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References
- “defaeco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- defaeco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.