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Webster 1913 Edition


Egest

E-gest′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
egestus
, p. p. of
egerere
to carry out, to discharge;
e
out +
gerere
to carry.]
(Physiol.)
To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.

Webster 1828 Edition


Egest

EGEST'

,
Verb.
T.
[L.egestum, from egero.] To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement.

Definition 2024


egest

egest

English

Verb

egest (third-person singular simple present egests, present participle egesting, simple past and past participle egested)

  1. To excrete from the body.

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