# excrete

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛkˈskɹiːt/ · frequency rank #66,648

## Definitions
1. To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excrētum, past participle of excernō, from ex- (“out”), and cernō (“separate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/excrete