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drite

UK/dɹaɪt/

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OriginMiddle English driten ← Old English *drītan ← Proto-West Germanic *drītan →

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Meanings

verbdrite (third-person singular simple present drites, present participle driting, simple past drote or drate or drit, past participle dritten)

present singular third person drites · participle present driting · past drote · past drate · past drit · participle past dritten · alternative dryte · alternative drytt

intransitiveobsolete except in dialectsTo defecate.
Synonyms: defecate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo defecate.

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boo-boo defecate do a number two drop anchor grow a tail move one's bowels pinch a loaf pinch one off poop push relieve shit squeeze one out take a crap take a dump take a shit

Origin

Proto-Germanic*drītaną
Proto-West Germanic*drītan
Old English*drītan
Middle Englishdriten
Englishdrite

From Middle English driten, from Old English *drītan, from Proto-West Germanic *drītan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Cognate with Dutch drijten, Old Norse dríta, Norwegian drite, and Low German drieten; compare English dirt, Scots drite, and Middle English drit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drite

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Anagrams

tried tired tider tride

Cite this entry

APA

drite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drite

MLA

“drite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drite.

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