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egest

UK/iːˈd͡ʒɛst/ uncommon

verb

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eliminate from the body

  • “Pass a kidney stone”
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From Latin ēgestus, the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry, bear, or bring out or away; to discharge”).

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