excrete

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ɛkˈskriːt/ or /ɪkˈskriːt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧crete

Verb

Plain form excrete

Third-person singular excretes

Past tense excreted

Past participle excreted

Present participle excreting

1. (biology) (transitive & intransitive) If your body excretes waste material, it removes the substance from it in ways such as sweating and urinating.