v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' skr ē t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: 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