\Def"e*cate\, a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to
defecate; de- + faex, faecis, dregs, lees.]
Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.;
refined; purified.
      Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense.
                                               --Bates.

\Def"e*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defecated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Defecating}.]
1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to
   clarify; to purify; to refine.
         To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber.
                                               --Boyle.
2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to
   purify, as from that which materializes.
         We defecate the notion from materiality. --Glanvill.
         Defecated from all the impurities of sense. --Bp.
                                               Warburton.

\Def"e*cate\, v. i.
1. To become clear, pure, or free. --Goldsmith.
2. To void excrement.