Synonyms

excrete

American

[ik-skreet] / ɪkˈskrit /

verb (used with object)

excreted, excreting

to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.

excrete British

/ ɪkˈskriːt /

verb

to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
(of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc

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Etymology

Origin of excrete

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin excrētus “sifted out,” past participle of excernere “to sift out, separate,” from ex- ex- ¹ + cernere “to decide, separate, sift”

Example Sentences

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Excrete, eks-krēt′, v.t. to separate from: to eject.—ns.pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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