excrete

Borrowed from Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex- (“out”), and cerno (“separate”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈskɹiːt/, /ɪkˈskɹiːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted)

1. (biology, transitive, intransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

• See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

• excern
• excrement
• excreta
• excretion

excrēte

1. vocative masculine singular of excrētus

• Hyphenation: ex‧cre‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i

excrete

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excretar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of excretar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excretar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excretar

excrete

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excretar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excretar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of excretar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of excretar.