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e•gest
(ē jest′, i jest′),USA pronunciation v.t.
e•ges′tive, adj.
- Physiologyto discharge, as from the body;
void (opposed to ingest).
- Latin ēgest(us) (past participle of ēgerere) carried out, equivalent. to ē- e- + ges- (variant of ger-) carry + -tus past participle suffix
- 1600–10
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