excrete
3 synonyms for excrete, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To pass waste material out of a cell, the body or a system.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excrētum, the past participle of excernō, formed from ex- (“out”) and cernō (“separate”).
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