What is the difference between excrete and excrement?
excrete | excrement | Derived terms |
(of an organism) to discharge from the system.
(archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
Excrement is a derived term of excrete.
Excrete is a related term of excrement.
As a verb excrete
is (of an organism) to discharge from the system.As a noun excrement is
(archaic) any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs or excrement can be (obsolete) something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc.excrete
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Verb
(excret)Derived terms
* excrement * excreta * excretion * excretoryexcrement
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.