verb (used with object), ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing.
- to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
verb
- to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
- (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc
1610s, from Latin excretus, past participle of excernere (see excrement). Related: Excreted; excreting.
v.
- To eliminate waste material from the body.