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verb

excrete

ik-SKREET/ɪkˈskriːt/

To release waste substances from the body or its cells.

The sweat glands excrete water and dissolved waste through the skin.

A non-graphic cutaway skin diagram shows sweat glands releasing tiny sweat droplets onto skin surface, precise educational illustration.
Etymology
exLatinout
+creteLatinsift, separate

The roots mean to sift or separate out. In the bodily sense, that separation becomes the process of removing waste through secretion and discharge.

In context

MooMooMath and Science0:35
the lungs primarily excrete carbon dioxide which is a poisonous gas for the body your skin excretes water and salt when it sweats
Excretory System ( Kidneys, Skin, and Lungs eliminating waste)

More examples

  • Your body excretes excess salt through sweat.
  • Cells excrete metabolic waste into the surrounding fluid.
  • The patient excreted most of the drug within a day.

Forms

excrete · excretes · excreted · excreting

excretion noun — The removal of waste from the body.

excretory adjective — Relating to the removal of bodily waste.

Similar words

eliminate
Eliminate is broader and can mean removing anything unwanted.
discharge
Discharge covers releasing fluids or other material, not necessarily waste.