excrete
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Borrowed from Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex- (“out”), and cerno (“separate”).
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excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted)
- (biology, transitive, intransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
- Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt.
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- See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate
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to discharge material
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excrēte
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excrete
- inflection of excretar:
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excrete
- inflection of excretar: