Egesting

/ɪˈdʒɛstɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'egest'; currently discharging or expelling waste matter.

Etymology

Present participle formation of 'egest' using the -ing suffix. From Latin 'egestus,' this describes the ongoing process of waste elimination.

Kelly Says

The -ing form connects 'egesting' to 'digesting' and 'suggesting'—you can see how one Latin verb root generated an entire family of English words related to things moving through processes.

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