excrete

verb

ex·​crete ik-ˈskrēt 

excreted; excreting

transitive verb

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

excreter noun

Examples of excrete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Excess glucose is then excreted in the urine. —Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025

For endurance athletes, this can be important information to track because, during exercise, the body produces lactic acid as a byproduct in the blood, which needs to be filtered and excreted as a toxin by the kidneys. —Elaine K. Howley, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025

This pair of organs is responsible for filtering and excreting drugs from your body. —Carrie Madormo, Health, 12 Nov. 2025

This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad. —Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for excrete

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

excrete

verb

ex·​crete ik-ˈskrēt 

excreted; excreting

: to separate and remove (waste produced by cellular activity) from the living body

urea is excreted by the kidneys in urine

Medical Definition

excrete

transitive verb

ex·​crete ik-ˈskrēt 

excreted; excreting

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