egest

egest
egestive, adj.
/ee jest", i jest"/, v.t.
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
[1600-10; < L egest(us) (ptp. of egerere) carried out, equiv. to e- E- + ges- (var. of ger-) carry + -tus ptp. suffix]

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