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单词 egest
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egest

[ ee-jest, ih-jest ]
/ iˈdʒɛst, ɪˈdʒɛst /
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verb (used with object)

to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).

Origin of egest

1600–10; <Latin ēgest(us) (past participle of ēgerere) carried out, equivalent to ē-e-1 + ges- (variant of ger-) carry + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM egest

e·ges·tive, adjective

Words nearby egest

égalité, Egas Moniz, Egbert, Eger, Egeria, egest, egesta, egestion, egg, egg albumin, egg and dart
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British Dictionary definitions for egest

egest
/ (iːˈdʒɛst) /

verb

(tr) to excrete (waste material)

Derived forms of egest

egestion, nounegestive, adjective

Word Origin for egest

C17: from Latin ēgerere to carry out, from gerere to carry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for egest

egest
[ ē-jĕst ]

v.

To discharge or excrete from the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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