different between excrete vs excern

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex- (“out”), and cerno (“separate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?k?sk?i?t/, /?k?sk?i?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t

Verb

excrete (third-person singular simple present excretes, present participle excreting, simple past and past participle excreted)

1. (biology, transitive, intransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Related terms

• excern
• excrement
• excreta
• excretion

Translations

Latin

Participle

excr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of excr?tus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ex?cre?te
• Rhymes: -?t(?)i

Verb

excrete

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excretar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of excretar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excretar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excretar

Spanish

Verb

excrete

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excretar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excretar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of excretar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of excretar.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excern?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?s??(?)n/

Verb

excern (third-person singular simple present excerns, present participle excerning, simple past and past participle excerned)

1. (archaic) excrete; give off
   • 1691, John Ray, The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation

     An unguent or pap prepared, with an open vessel to excern it into.

Related terms

• excrete