egest
e·gest
(ē-jĕst′)tr.v. e·gest·ed, e·gest·ing, e·gests
To discharge or excrete from the body.
[Latin ēgerere, ēgest-, to carry out : ē-, ex-, ex- + gerere, to carry.]
e·ges′tion n.
e·ges′tive adj.
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egest
(iːˈdʒɛst)vb
(Physiology) (tr) to excrete (waste material)
[C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry]
eˈgestion n
eˈgestive adj
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e•gest
(iˈdʒɛst, ɪˈdʒɛst)v.t.
to discharge from the body.
[1600–10; < Latin ēgestus, past participle of ēgerere to take out, discharge =ē- e- + gerere to carry]
e•ges′tion, n.
e•ges′tive, adj.
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egest
Past participle: egested
Gerund: egesting
Imperative |
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egest |
egest |
Present |
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I egest |
you egest |
he/she/it egests |
we egest |
you egest |
they egest |
Preterite |
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I egested |
you egested |
he/she/it egested |
we egested |
you egested |
they egested |
Present Continuous |
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I am egesting |
you are egesting |
he/she/it is egesting |
we are egesting |
you are egesting |
they are egesting |
Present Perfect |
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I have egested |
you have egested |
he/she/it has egested |
we have egested |
you have egested |
they have egested |
Past Continuous |
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I was egesting |
you were egesting |
he/she/it was egesting |
we were egesting |
you were egesting |
they were egesting |
Past Perfect |
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I had egested |
you had egested |
he/she/it had egested |
we had egested |
you had egested |
they had egested |
Future |
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I will egest |
you will egest |
he/she/it will egest |
we will egest |
you will egest |
they will egest |
Future Perfect |
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I will have egested |
you will have egested |
he/she/it will have egested |
we will have egested |
you will have egested |
they will have egested |
Future Continuous |
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I will be egesting |
you will be egesting |
he/she/it will be egesting |
we will be egesting |
you will be egesting |
they will be egesting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been egesting |
you have been egesting |
he/she/it has been egesting |
we have been egesting |
you have been egesting |
they have been egesting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been egesting |
you will have been egesting |
he/she/it will have been egesting |
we will have been egesting |
you will have been egesting |
they will have been egesting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been egesting |
you had been egesting |
he/she/it had been egesting |
we had been egesting |
you had been egesting |
they had been egesting |
Conditional |
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I would egest |
you would egest |
he/she/it would egest |
we would egest |
you would egest |
they would egest |
Past Conditional |
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I would have egested |
you would have egested |
he/she/it would have egested |
we would have egested |
you would have egested |
they would have egested |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | egest - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" perspire, sudate, sweat - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, disgorge, cat, spue, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge, cast - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
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