excrete

(eks krēt′, iks-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb excreted, excreting

to separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands
Bot. to eliminate (waste matter) from the cells

Origin: < L excretus, pp. of excernere, to sift out < ex-, out of + cernere, to sift: see harvest

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transitive verb ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes

To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs.

Origin:

Origin: Latin excernere, excrēt-

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + cernere, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots

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