Meanings
present singular third person egests · participle present egesting · participle past egested · past 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, page 22
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Origin
- Latinēgestus
- Englishegest
From Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry, bear, or bring out or away; to discharge”).
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Finnish ulostaa
- ulostaato excrete from the body
Polish wydalać
- wydalaćto excrete from the body
Spanish egerir, egestionar
- egerirto excrete from the body
- egestionarto excrete from the body
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Cite this entry
egest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egest
“egest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egest.
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