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(ɪkskriːt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense excretes, present participle excreting, past tense, past participle excreted

verb

When a person or animal excretes waste matter from their body, they get rid of it in faeces, urine, or sweat.

[technical, formal]

Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt. [VERB noun]

Calcium is excreted in the urine and stools. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB]

Synonyms: defecate, discharge, expel, evacuate More Synonyms of excrete

excretion (ɪkskriːʃən)Word forms: plural excretions uncountable noun

...the excretion of this drug from the body. [+ of]

excrete in British English

(ɪkˈskriːt)

verb

to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc

(of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc

Derived forms

excreter (exˈcreter)

noun

excretion (exˈcretion)

noun

excretive (exˈcretive) or excretory (exˈcretory)

adjective

Word origin

C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift

excrete in American English

(ɛksˈkrit; ɪksˈkrit)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: exˈcreted or exˈcreting

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

2. Botany

to eliminate (waste matter) from the cells

Word origin

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

Synonyms of 'excrete'

defecate, discharge, expel, evacuate

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excrete

British English: excrete VERB

When a person or animal excretes waste matter from their body, they get rid of it in faeces, urine, or sweat.

Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt.

American English: excrete
Brazilian Portuguese: excretar
Chinese: 排泄
European Spanish: excretar
French: excréter
German: ausscheiden
Italian: espellere
Japanese: 排せつする
Korean: 배출하다
European Portuguese: excretar
Latin American Spanish: excretar

(verb) in the sense of defecate

Definition

to discharge waste matter, such as urine, sweat, or faeces, from the body

the orifice through which the body excretes waste matter

Synonyms

defecate

The animals defecate after every meal.

shit (taboo, slang)

discharge

The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea.

expel

Poisonous gas is expelled into the atmosphere.

evacuate

faeces evacuated from the bowels

crap (taboo, slang)

eliminate

I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semifinals.

void

dump (slang, mainly US)

eject

She was ejected from her first job for persistent latecoming.

exude

Nearby was a factory which exuded a pungent smell.

egest

Additional synonyms

in the sense of discharge

Definition

to cause to pour forth

The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea.

Synonyms

pour forth,

release,

empty,

leak,

emit,

dispense,

void,

gush,

ooze,

exude,

give off,

excrete,

disembogue

in the sense of eject

Definition

to compel (someone) to leave a place or position

She was ejected from her first job for persistent latecoming.

Synonyms

dismiss,

sack (informal),

fire (informal),

remove,

get rid of,

discharge,

expel,

throw out,

oust,

kick out (informal),

give (someone) their P45 (British, informal),

give (someone) their pink slip (US, informal),

kennet (Australian, slang),

jeff (Australian, slang)

in the sense of eliminate

Definition

to remove (a competitor or team) from a contest, esp. following a defeat

I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semifinals.

Synonyms

knock out,

drop,

reject,

exclude,

axe (informal),

get rid of,

expel,

leave out,

throw out,

omit,

put out,

eject

Nearby words of
excrete

excoriate
excrement
excrescence
excrete
excruciate
excruciating
exculpate

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单词	excrete
释义	Trends of excrete View usage for: excrete (ɪkskriːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense excretes, present participle excreting, past tense, past participle excreted verb When a person or animal excretes waste matter from their body, they get rid of it in faeces, urine, or sweat. [technical, formal] Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt. [VERB noun] Calcium is excreted in the urine and stools. [VERB noun] [Also VERB] Synonyms: defecate, discharge, expel, evacuate More Synonyms of excrete excretion (ɪkskriːʃən)Word forms: plural excretions uncountable noun ...the excretion of this drug from the body. [+ of] excrete in British English (ɪkˈskriːt) verb 1. to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc 2. (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc Derived forms excreter (exˈcreter) noun excretion (exˈcretion) noun excretive (exˈcretive) or excretory (exˈcretory) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift excrete in American English (ɛksˈkrit; ɪksˈkrit) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: exˈcreted or exˈcreting 1. to separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands 2. Botany to eliminate (waste matter) from the cells Word origin < L excretus, pp. of excernere, to sift out < ex-, out of + cernere, to sift: see harvest Synonyms of 'excrete' defecate, discharge, expel, evacuate More Synonyms of excrete In other languages excrete British English: excrete VERB When a person or animal excretes waste matter from their body, they get rid of it in faeces, urine, or sweat. Your open pores excrete sweat and dirt. American English: excrete Brazilian Portuguese: excretar Chinese: 排泄 European Spanish: excretar French: excréter German: ausscheiden Italian: espellere Japanese: 排せつする Korean: 배출하다 European Portuguese: excretar Latin American Spanish: excretar (verb) in the sense of defecate Definition to discharge waste matter, such as urine, sweat, or faeces, from the body the orifice through which the body excretes waste matter Synonyms defecate The animals defecate after every meal. shit (taboo, slang) discharge The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea. expel Poisonous gas is expelled into the atmosphere. evacuate faeces evacuated from the bowels crap (taboo, slang) eliminate I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semifinals. void dump (slang, mainly US) eject She was ejected from her first job for persistent latecoming. exude Nearby was a factory which exuded a pungent smell. egest Additional synonyms in the sense of discharge Definition to cause to pour forth The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea. Synonyms pour forth, release, empty, leak, emit, dispense, void, gush, ooze, exude, give off, excrete, disembogue in the sense of eject Definition to compel (someone) to leave a place or position She was ejected from her first job for persistent latecoming. Synonyms dismiss, sack (informal), fire (informal), remove, get rid of, discharge, expel, throw out, oust, kick out (informal), give (someone) their P45 (British, informal), give (someone) their pink slip (US, informal), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of eliminate Definition to remove (a competitor or team) from a contest, esp. following a defeat I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semifinals. Synonyms knock out, drop, reject, exclude, axe (informal), get rid of, expel, leave out, throw out, omit, put out, eject Nearby words of excrete excoriate excrement excrescence excrete excruciate excruciating exculpate Synonyms of 'excrete' excrete Explore 'excrete' in the dictionary
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