Meanings
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verb
to discharge waste matter or another substance from a body, organ, cell, or biological system
The kidneys excrete excess salts in the urine.
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Etymology
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.