excrete

  • 21excrete — [ɪk skri:t, ɛk ] verb (of a living organism) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism). Derivatives excreter noun excretion noun excretive adjective excretory adjective …

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  • 22excrete — v. a. Separate, discharge, eject, throw off …

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  • 23excrete — verb (I, T) formal to get rid of waste material from your body through your bowels, your skin etc compare secrete (1) …

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  • 24excrete — verb waste products are excreted from the body Syn: expel, pass, void, discharge, eject, evacuate; defecate, urinate Ant: ingest …

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  • 25excrete — v egest, defecate, void, pass, urinate; discharge, expel, eject, evacuate, eliminate, throw off; exude, emit, perspire, sweat …

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  • 26excrete — ex·crete …

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  • 27excrete — [ɪkˈskriːt] verb [I/T] formal to get rid of waste from your body …

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  • 28excrete — ex•crete [[t]ɪkˈskrit[/t]] v. t. cret•ed, cret•ing phl to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter • Etymology: 1610–20; < L excrētus, ptp. of excernere to sift out,… …

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  • 29excrete — /əksˈkrit / (say uhks kreet), /ɛks / (say eks ) verb (t) (excreted, excreting) to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matters. {Latin excrētus, past participle, sifted out …

  • 30excrete —   v.t. discharge from body.    ♦ excreta, n.pl. excrements.    ♦ excretal, a.    ♦ excretion, n.    ♦ excretionary,    ♦ excretive,    ♦ excretory, a …

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