excrete
[ ik-skreet ]
/ ɪkˈskrit /
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.
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, noun ex·cre·tive, adjective un·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, noun excretion, noun excretive or excretory, adjectiveWord Origin for excrete
C17: from Latin
excernere to separate, discharge, from
cernere to sift
Medical definitions for excrete
excrete
[ ĭk-skrēt′ ]
v.
To eliminate waste material from the body.