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excrete
[ ik-skreet ]
/ ɪkˈskrit /
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verb (used with object), ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing.
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
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Origin of excrete
1610–20; <Latin excrētus (past participle of excernere to sift out, separate), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + crē- (perfect stem of cernere to sift) + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM excrete
ex·cret·er, nounex·cre·tive, adjectiveun·ex·cret·ed, adjectiveWords nearby excrete
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British Dictionary definitions for excrete
excrete
/ (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
Derived forms of excrete
excreter, nounexcretion, nounexcretive or excretory, adjectiveWord Origin for excrete
C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift
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Medical definitions for excrete
excrete
[ ĭk-skrēt′ ]
v.
To eliminate waste material from the body.
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