EXCRETE


Meaning of EXCRETE in English

/ ɪkˈskriːt; NAmE / verb

[ v ] ( technical ) to pass solid or liquid waste matter from the body

►  ex·cre·tion / ɪkˈskriːʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin excret- sifted out, from the verb excernere , from ex- out + cernere sift.

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