# excreted

/ɪksˈkɹitɪd/ (US) · /ɛkskɹˈiːtɪd/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/excreted
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

to push waste material out of your body, such as sweat, urine, or the air you breathe out.

For teachers: to discharge metabolic waste products from the body through organs such as the kidneys, skin, or lungs. Covers urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, and other by-products of metabolism.

## Examples

- Your skin excretes sweat to cool you down.
- After the test, the doctor explained that the drug is excreted in urine within a day.
- Researchers tracked how quickly the tagged minerals were excreted, using the data to refine models of kidney function under prolonged dehydration.

## Synonyms

eliminate, expel, discharge, release, Pass, void

## Antonyms

absorb, ingest, retain

## Usage notes

- The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.

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