Hyphenation
ex·creteTurkish pronunciation
îkskritSynonyms
defecate,
egest,
ejaculate,
eject,
eliminate,
emanate,
evacuate,
exhale,
expel,
exudate,
exude,
give off,
leak,
pass,
perspirePronunciation
/əkˈskrēt/ /ɪkˈskriːt/
Etymology
[ ik-'skrEt ] (transitive verb.) 1620. From Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex-, "out", and cerno, "to separate".