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ex⋅crete

  [ik-skreet]
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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 excrētus (ptp. of excernere to sift out, separate), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + crē- (perf. s. of cernere to sift) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ex⋅cret⋅er, noun
ex⋅cre⋅tive, adjective
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ex·crete   (ĭk-skrēt')   
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

Ex*crete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excreting.] [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See Crisis.] To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. "The mucus thus excreted." --Hooper.
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Language Translation for : excrete
Spanish: excretar,
German: ausscheiden,
Japanese: 排泄する
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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excrete ex·crete (ĭk-skrēt')
v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes
To eliminate waste material from the body.

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