excrete

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ɛkˈskɹiːt/, /ɪkˈskɹiːt/

Verb

excrete (excretes, present participle excreting; past and past participle excreted)

1. (biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Related terms

• excern
• excrement
• excreta
• excretion

Translations

• French: excréter
• German: ausscheiden
• Italian: espellere
• Portuguese: excretar
• Russian: выделя́ть
• Spanish: excretar

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