excrete
verb (used with object)
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
excreted
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past participleof excrete.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof excrete.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
excreteverb (used with object)to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
Example Sentences
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“Most of it doesn’t get metabolized, meaning that we don’t extract energy from it, and it passes through and is excreted in the stool,” Fetter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose are not metabolized by the human body so they are excreted – this is what makes them low-calorie sugar alternatives.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2024
One of the study's most significant findings is that these particles can be excreted renally, presenting a breakthrough in elimination pathways associated with injectable, synthetic biomaterials.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
They also showed that about 30% of the seeds excreted by woodlice and earwigs remained viable.
From Science Magazine ● May 8, 2024
An American near Billy wailed that he had excreted everything but his brains.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
