Main Entry: ex·crete

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈskrēt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·cret·ed; ex·cret·ing

Etymology: Latin excretus, past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift — more at certain

Date: 1620

: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm

— ex·cret·er noun