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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify, as from that which materializes. [ 1913 Webster ]

We defecate the notion from materiality. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Defecated from all the impurities of sense. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To become clear, pure, or free. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To void excrement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. defaecatio: cf. F. défécation. ] 1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which cleanses or purifies; esp., an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and sirups. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]