excrete en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɛkˈskɹiːt/ (UK, US)
- /ɪkˈskɹiːt/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excrētum, past participle of excernō, from ex- (“out”), and cernō (“separate”).
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| excreting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| excretes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| excreted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| excreted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
excretable · hyperexcrete · excretive · excretory · excreter · excretome · excretin · unexcreted
Relateds
excretion · excrement · excreta · excern
Synonyms
urinate and Thesaurus:defecate · pass
Translations (30)
it espellere (to discharge material) · es excretar (to discharge material) · tr salgılamak (to discharge material) · el εκκρίνει (to discharge material) · zh 排泄 (to discharge material) · ja 排泄する (to discharge material) · pl wydzielić (to discharge material) · pl wydalić (to discharge material) · bg отделям (to discharge material) · cs vyměšovat (to discharge material) · tr boşaltmak (to discharge material) · ro a elimina (to discharge material) · hu kiválaszt (to discharge material) · pl wydzielać (to discharge material) · ru выделя́ть (to discharge material) · mi tukupara (to discharge material) · mi whakatikotiko (to discharge material) · fi erittää (to discharge material) · cy ysgarthu (to discharge material) · ro a excreta (to discharge material) · fr excréter (to discharge material) · fi ulostaa (to defecate) (to discharge material) · pt excretar (to discharge material) · tet tee (to discharge material) · de ausscheiden (to discharge material) · cs vylučovat (to discharge material) · pl wydalać (to discharge material) · ca excretar (to discharge material) · ar أَفْرَزَ (to discharge material) · nl afscheiden (to discharge material)