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ex·crete

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–verb (used with object), -cret·ed, -cret·ing.

to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.

[Origin: 1610–20; < L excrétus (ptp. of excernere to sift out, separate), equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + cré- (perf. s. of cernere to sift) + -tus ptp. suffix

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—Related forms

ex·cret·er, noun

ex·cre·tive, adjective

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tr.v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes
To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs.

[Latin excernere, excrēt- : ex-, ex- + cernere, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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excrete
verb
eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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excrete [ikˈskriːt] verb

to discharge (waste matter) from the body

Arabic:	يُبْرِز، يُخْرِجُ غائِطا
Chinese (Simplified):	排泄
Chinese (Traditional):	排泄
Czech:	vyměšovat
Danish:	udskille
Dutch:	uitscheiden
Estonian:	eritama
Finnish:	erittää
French:	excréter
German:	ausscheiden
Greek:	εκκρίνω
Hungarian:	kiválaszt
Icelandic:	skilja út
Indonesian:	mengeluarkan kotoran
Italian:	espellere

Japanese:	排泄する
Korean:	배설하다, 분비하다
Latvian:	izdalīt; izkārnīties
Lithuanian:	išskirti
Norwegian:	utskille, utsondre
Polish:	wydalać, wydzielać
Portuguese (Brazil):	excretar, expelir
Portuguese (Portugal):	expelir
Romanian:	a excreta
Russian:	выделять
Slovak:	vylučovať
Slovenian:	izločati
Spanish:	excretar
Swedish:	utsöndra, uttömma
Turkish:	dışkı yapmak

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ex·crete (k-skrt)
v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes

To eliminate waste material from the body.

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Main Entry: ex·crete
Pronunciation: ik-'skrEt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·cret·ed; ex·cret·ing
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood or tissues or from the active protoplasm

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Excrete

Ex*cern"\, v. t. [L. excernere. See Excrete.] To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration. [R.] --Bacon.

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