excrete

Borrowed from Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex- (“out”), and cerno (“separate”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈskɹiːt/, /ɪkˈskɹiːt/

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• Rhymes: -iːt

excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted)

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

   Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt.

• See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

• excern
• excrement
• excreta
• excretion

excrēte

1. vocative masculine singular of excrētus

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
• Hyphenation: ex‧cre‧te

excrete

1. inflection of excretar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

excrete

1. inflection of excretar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative