1. to discharge or expel (waste matter) from the body or a system
Usage: formal or technical; biology/physiology

Examples

• The organism egests waste through its digestive tract.
• Plants egest excess water through their leaves in a process called transpiration.
• The filter egests contaminants collected during the purification process.
• Marine animals egest shells and sediment as part of their natural cycle.
• The system egests byproducts that cannot be reused.