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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Even Walmart’s website sells a roughly two-pound bag of Kopi Luwak coffee, which is made of beans excreted by a civet, for $449.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
For one, there are many different kinds that all look different, and evidence of parasitic infection can be excreted as parasitic larvae, which are microscopic.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
"We take human kidney cells that are excreted in the urine and reprogram them to evolve into nerve cells," explains Barbara Gisevius.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
They also showed that about 30% of the seeds excreted by woodlice and earwigs remained viable.
From Science Magazine ● May 8, 2024
The slime was bat guano, digested vegetable matter that had been excreted by a colony of fruit bats on the ceiling.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
