v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Excreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excreting. ] [ L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See Crisis. ] To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. “The mucus thus excreted.” Hooper. [ 1913 Webster ]