excrete
verb
ex·crete ik-ˈskrēt 
excreted; excreting
transitive verb
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the same way that people infected with polio excrete the virus, people who are infected with COVID do so as well. 
James Brown, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Both Farxiga and Jardiance are known as SGLT2 inhibitors and cause the body to excrete sugar in urine. Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 On the Empire Conservation Ranch in La Cienegas, cows eat mesquite tree pods and excrete them out in other areas, spreading them into the riparian systems. Joe Duhownik, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 The insects are not poisonous and do not bite humans but excrete a sugar-rich, sticky liquid known as honeydew from their backside. Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 But the glands found in the armpits and genital area are different: apocrine glands excrete a thicker fluid that — upon contact with bacteria found on the skin — results in body odor. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 The biological carbon pump, for example, relies a great deal on bigger fish that eat plankton and excrete the waste in larger particles that sink much more readily than individual plankton would. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 Facilities regularly excrete excess fish feed, fish waste, antibiotics, and other chemicals that pollute the water, threaten wildlife, and hurt natural habitats. Marianne Cufone, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2021 See More
James Brown, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Both Farxiga and Jardiance are known as SGLT2 inhibitors and cause the body to excrete sugar in urine. Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 On the Empire Conservation Ranch in La Cienegas, cows eat mesquite tree pods and excrete them out in other areas, spreading them into the riparian systems. Joe Duhownik, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 The insects are not poisonous and do not bite humans but excrete a sugar-rich, sticky liquid known as honeydew from their backside. Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 But the glands found in the armpits and genital area are different: apocrine glands excrete a thicker fluid that — upon contact with bacteria found on the skin — results in body odor. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 The biological carbon pump, for example, relies a great deal on bigger fish that eat plankton and excrete the waste in larger particles that sink much more readily than individual plankton would. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 Facilities regularly excrete excess fish feed, fish waste, antibiotics, and other chemicals that pollute the water, threaten wildlife, and hurt natural habitats. Marianne Cufone, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin excretus, past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift — more at certain
First Known Use
1620, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
excrete
verb
ex·crete ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and give off cellular waste matter from the body usually as urine or sweat
Medical Definition
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excrete
verb
as in to secrete
formal to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body excrete sweat The kidneys excrete toxins. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- secrete
- expel
- eliminate
- emit
- evacuate
- exude
- release
- ooze
- emanate
- discharge
- evolve
- exhale
- irradiate
- radiate
- eject
- issue
- vent
- squirt
- cast
- spray
- throw out
- spew
- give out
- gush
- shoot
- erupt
- expire
- send (out)
- spurt
- spout
- pour
- outpour
- jet
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- absorb
- take up
- inhale
- soak (up)
- suck (up)
- sponge