egest
/iːˈd͡ʒɛst/
egest verb: to eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
Verb
egest (third-person singular simple present egests, present participle egesting, simple past and past participle egested)
- To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
- As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death.2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region, Convention on Migratory Species...
Synonyms of egest
Antonyms
Forms of egest
| third-person singular present | egests |
|---|---|
| present participle | egesting |
| past participle | egested |
| past | egested |
Origin of egest
From Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry, bear, or bring out or away; to discharge”).
Words that rhyme with egest
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- attest
- guest
- quest
- bequest
- distressed
- pest
- prest
- request
- revest
- west
- wrest
- zest
- contest
- depressed
- dressed
- gest
- impressed
- jest
- suggest
- acid test
- best
- celeste
- divest
- ingest
- molest
- North West
- northwest
- possessed
- pressed
- professed
- southwest
- -cest
- addressed
- behest
- compressed
- congest
- detest
- fest
- infest
- lest
- obsessed
- pretest
- processed
- repressed
- rest.
- stressed
- tressed
- unrest
Questions about egest
- What does egest mean?
- Egest means to eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
- What part of speech is egest?
- Egest is a verb.
- How do you pronounce egest?
- Egest is pronounced /iːˈd͡ʒɛst/.
- What is the past tense of egest?
- The past tense of egest is egested.
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