† excernv.
Obsolete.
= excrete v.absolute.1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §299 The Benefits that come of Exercise are..that it helpeth to Excerne by Sweat.a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. l. 30 That Soul..digests, sanguifies, carnifies, excerns.
1. transitive. Of animals and plants, or their organs: To separate (waste matter) from the blood or sap, preparatory to discharging from the system.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > formation of substances, etc. > [verb (transitive)]
elabour1543
elaborate1607
concoct1626
excern1626
secrete1707
animalize1772
laborate1830
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §542 The Moss of trees is a kind of hair; for it is the juice of the tree that is Excerned.
1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) ii. 303 The Humors, excerned by Sweat and Urine are near a-kin, if not the same.
1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved viii. 79 The Serum of the Blood..is excerned or separated by the Glands.
1738 D. Kinneir New Ess. Nerves (new ed.) 101 The..dissolution of such particles..carries them through the fine strainers in order to be excerned.
2. To discharge, void (an excrement, secretion).
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excrete [verb (transitive)]
yetOE
to put outa1350
void1398
expelc1405
avoid1562
ejaculate1578
excern1578
regurgitate1578
egest1607
evacuate1607
vent1607
expurgate1621
excrete1669
pass1698
to put off1740
re-ejaculate1826
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 72 That the dregges..might be duly excerned or auoyded.
1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 183 Phlegm that is excerned by the mouth.
1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 139 Such an Unguent or Pap prepared, such an open Vessel to excern it into, to receive and retain it.
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