What does "egest" mean?

To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).

What is a synonym for "egest"?

Common synonyms include: excrete, excrete, barf, be seasick, be sick, bring up.

//iːˈd͡ʒɛst// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
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."
2
eliminate from the body wordnet

"As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death."

From Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“I carry, bear, or bring out or away; I discharge”).

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