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title: defecate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «defecate» in the school dictionary: To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# defecate

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**Who acts:** nurse, formal Dogs, Animals, we, birds, formal Patients · **What happens:** pass, ask, be, defecate, not allow, get · **To what, where:** solid waste, body, formal Dogs, playing field, biology, same opening · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«defecate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [defecate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/defecate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, medical — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:m1:1
# text = To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  | solid waste |  | the body |  | through the bottom | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent waste=Theme out body=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse asked if he had been able to defecate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:x1:1
# text = The nurse asked if he had been able to defecate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	defecate	defecate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the nurse |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | nurse |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **defecate** | to-infinitive | nurse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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(formal) Dogs must not be allowed to defecate on the playing field.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:x2:1
# text = (formal) Dogs must not be allowed to defecate on the playing field.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	defecate	defecate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	playing	playing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | must · passive |  | formal Dogs |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **defecate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | formal Dogs *not said here* |  |  | the playing field |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Agent on field=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Animals defecate to get rid of the waste from their food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:x3:1
# text = Animals defecate to get rid of the waste from their food.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	defecate	defecate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defecate** | present | Animals |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  | rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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In biology we learned that birds defecate and urinate through the same opening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:x4:1
# text = In biology we learned that birds defecate and urinate through the same opening.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	biology	biology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	defecate	defecate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	urinate	urinate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | biology |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **defecate** | present | birds |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **urinate** | present | birds *not said here* |  |  | the same opening |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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(formal) Patients should report any pain when they defecate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:defecate:x5:1
# text = (formal) Patients should report any pain when they defecate.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	defecate	defecate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | should | formal Patients | any pain |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Patient |
| 2 | **defecate** | present | Patients *= patient* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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