English Explanatory Dictionary

excrete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

Pronunciation

/ɛkˈskɹiːt/ /ɪkˈskɹiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-excrete.wav

Word forms

excrete excretes excreting excreted

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excrētum, past participle of excernō, from ex- (“out”), and cernō (“separate”).

Synonyms

pass urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Related words

excern excrement excreta excretion

Derived words

excretable excreter excretin excretive excretome excretory hyperexcrete unexcreted
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