Etymology

excrete

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Today it means: To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. Full definition →

Latin excrētum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromexcrētum
  2. English todayexcrete

Borrowed from Latin excrētum, past participle of excernō, from ex- (“out”), and cernō (“separate”).

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