Excrete
[ik-skreet] /ɪkˈskrit/
verb (used with object), excreted, excreting.
1.
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
/ɪkˈskriːt/
verb
1.
to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
2.
(of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc
v.
1610s, from Latin excretus, past participle of excernere (see excrement). Related: Excreted; excreting.
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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