excrete

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex-, "out", and cerno, "to separate".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɛkˈskɹiːt/, /ɪkˈskɹiːt/

  Rhymes: -iːt

[edit] Verb

to excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted)

1. (of an organism) to discharge from the system.

[edit] Derived terms

• excrement
• excreta
• excrescent
• excretion
• excretory

[edit] Translations