Excrete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

eliminate from the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskɹˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskɹˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskɹˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkskɹˈiːt/.

Examples

Pass a kidney stone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass eliminate egest

Parts of Speech

verb	eliminate from the body “Pass a kidney stone”

Word Forms

excretory	adjective	of or relating to the process of excretion
excretion	noun	the bodily process of discharging waste matter
excreting	noun	the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination	noun	the bodily process of discharging waste matter
passing	noun	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausscheiden

aus dem Körper ausscheiden

🇫🇷French

excréter

éliminer du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

excretar

eliminar del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

espellere

eliminare dal corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitscheiden

uit het lichaam verwijderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

excretar

eliminar do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

выделять

вывести из организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उगलना

शरीर से खत्म करो

🇧🇩Bengali

মলত্যাগ

শরীর থেকে নির্মূল

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்றும்

உடலில் இருந்து அகற்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విసర్జించు

శరీరం నుండి తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सर्जन

शरीरातून काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સર્જન

શરીરમાંથી દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕುತ್ತವೆ

ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസർജ്ജനം

ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਕਾਸ

ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

جسم سے خارج کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排泄

从体内消除

🇯🇵Japanese

排泄する

体から排除する

🇰🇷Korean

싸다

몸에서 없애다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bài tiết

loại bỏ khỏi cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ขับถ่าย

กำจัดออกจากร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeluarkan

hilangkan dari tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

ilabas

alisin sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

buang air

hapuskan dari badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفرز

القضاء من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

دفع کردن

از بدن حذف شود

🇹🇷Turkish

salgılamak

vücuttan uzaklaştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִישׁ צוֹאָה

לחסל מהגוף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'excrete'?

The primary meaning of 'excrete' is 'eliminate from the body'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'excrete' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'excrete' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excrete' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excrete' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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