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Egest

(Science: physiology) 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.

Origin: L. Egestus, p. P. Of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out _ gerere to carry.