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- \ik-ˈskrēt\
- /ɪkˈskriːt/
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- \ik-ˈskrēt\
Definitions of excrete word
- noun excrete (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism). 1
- transitive verb excrete pass sth as waste 1
- verb excrete When a person or animal excretes waste matter from their body, they get rid of it in faeces, urine, or sweat. 0
- verb excrete to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc 0
- verb excrete (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc 0
- verb transitive excrete to separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands 0
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Parts of speech for Excrete
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excrete popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for excrete
verb excrete
- defecate — When people and animals defecate, they get rid of waste matter from their body through their anus.
- evacuate — Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- secrete — a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- egest — to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
Antonyms for excrete
verb excrete
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
Top questions with excrete
- how to excrete dog glands?
- how does the fetus excrete metabolic waste?
- what does excrete mean?
- what do birds excrete?
- how does a snake excrete?
- what do kidneys excrete?
- how do snakes excrete?
- how do plants excrete?
- how do amphibians excrete waste?
- how do fish excrete?
- how do paramecium excrete waste?
- why must all living things excrete waste products?
- how do snakes excrete waste?
- how do grasshoppers excrete waste?
- how do mammals excrete waste?
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