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excrete


ex·crete

verb \ik-ˈskrēt\
ex·cret·edex·cret·ing

Definition of EXCRETE

transitive verb
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
ex·cret·er noun

Origin of EXCRETE

Latin excretus, past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift — more at certain
First Known Use: 1620

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