excrete

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to discharge waste matter or another substance from a body, organ, cell, or biological system

   The kidneys excrete excess salts in the urine.

From Latin excretus, the past participle of excernere ('to sift out, separate, or discharge'), formed from ex- ('out') + cernere ('to separate, distinguish'). English specialized the verb for the biological removal of waste or other substances.

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