excrete
verb
ex·crete
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excreted;
excreting
Definition of excrete
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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Examples of excrete in a Sentence
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These vehicles are clean and sleek, but always excreting, burping, farting gaseous waste. — Aaron Stern, WSJ, "Summer Reads That Fuel Automobile Nostalgia," 14 June 2019 Aphids suck plant sap, causing foliage to distort and leaves to drop; honeydew excreted on leaves supports sooty mold growth; and feeding spreads viral diseases. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "The 10 Most Destructive Garden Insects and How to Get Rid of Them," 10 July 2018 The mantle then contracts, which excretes waste from the squid’s body. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "Monterey Bay Aquarium takes Apple to task for its backward squid emoji," 5 Dec. 2018 Your body will slowly excrete the fat cells over a period of three months, revealing noticeable fat loss results that last forever. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "17 Over-the-Top Beauty Treatments to Try Before Your Wedding Day," 13 Dec. 2018 The sheer abundance of fatty acids overwhelms the fat cells, causing them to malfunction and die, after which, they're metabolized by the body and excreted as waste. — Jolene Edgar, Allure, "What Is EMSulpt? Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Body-Contouring Treatment," 17 Sep. 2018 Those issues included abnormal levels of liver enzymes and bilirubin (a compound usually excreted by the liver). — Korin Miller, SELF, "Turmeric Supplements May Have Caused This Woman's Liver Disease," 24 Sep. 2018 Diabulimia is the intentional restriction of insulin by people with type 1 diabetes to induce weight loss by excreting blood sugar through the urine. — Carrie Dennett, The Seattle Times, "It’s a dangerous eating disorder that affects people with diabetes. So why haven’t you heard of it?," 20 Aug. 2018 Some people swear by certain types of vitamin B, including thiamine (B1), an excess of which is excreted through the skin and is said to repel mosquitoes. — Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "Is There an Alternative Way to Prevent Bug Bites?," 28 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'excrete.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for excrete
excrete
verb
English Language Learners Definition of excrete
formal
: to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body
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excrete
verb
ex·crete
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excreted;
excreting
Kids Definition of excrete
: to separate and give off cellular waste matter from the body usually as urine or sweat
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete
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excreted;
excreting
Medical Definition of excrete
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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