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Definitions for Excrete

[1] to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
[2] to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
[3] (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc

Words related to Excrete

secrete, ejaculate, eject, expel, leak, void, remove, evacuate, perspire, produce, eliminate, pass, exhale, urinate, exude, emanate, sweat, exudate, defecate, egest

Words nearby Excrete

excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory duct, excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland

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 , adjective

Word origin for Excrete

C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift

Synonyms for Excrete

secrete, defecate, egest, ejaculate, eject, eliminate, emanate, evacuate, exhale, expel, exudate, exude, leak, pass, perspire, produce, remove, sweat, urinate, void, give off, throw off