Crossword clues for egest
egest
- Cast off from the body, as perspiration
- Discharge from the body
- Cast off, biologically
- Discharge, as lava
- Cast off, as perspiration
- Cast out from the body
- Spew, as lava
- Release, as sweat
- Puke up, formally
- Pass off, as sweat
- Give off, as sweat
- Expel, anatomically
- Emit, as sweat
- Discharge, as undigested waste
- Discharge, as sweat
- Discharge, as molten lava
- Discharge perspiration, e.g
- Cast off from one's body
- Cast off from a body
- Antonym for "absorb"
- Discharge through the pores
- Get rid of
- Give off, as perspiration
- Cast out, in a way
- Opposite of absorb
- Discharge, in a way
- Excrete
- Spew out
- Void
- Disgorge
- Perspire, e.g
- Antonym for absorb
- Expel from the body
- Pass off, as perspiration
- Exude; discharge
- Relative of 70 Down
- Perspire, e.g.
- Throw out
- Spew forth
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Egest
Egest \E*gest"\, v. 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. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
egest
vb. To excrete from the body.
WordNet
Usage examples of "egest".
She saw the jet of egested material, and how the wind whipped it away into the dark.
He shews that in every 100 parts of mulberry leaves, as supplied, the result is from 8 to 9 of worms, 36 to 40 of egested matters, and 45 to 46 of dry litter and waste.