excrete

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin excrētum, past participle of excernō, from ex- (“out”), and cernō (“separate”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɛkˈskɹiːt/, /ɪkˈskɹiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt === Verb === excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted) (biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== excern excrement excreta excretion ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Participle === excrēte vocative masculine singular of excrētus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ Hyphenation: ex‧cre‧te === Verb === excrete inflection of excretar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === excrete inflection of excretar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative