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excrete definition

ex·crete (eks krēt, iks-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb excreted -·cret′ed, excreting -·cret′·ing

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

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

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