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Answer for the clue "Release, as sweat ", 5 letters:
egest

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Egest \E*gest"\, v. t. [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the ...

Usage examples of egest.

She saw the jet of egested material, and how the wind whipped it away into the dark.

He shews that in every 100 parts of mulberry leaves, as supplied, the result is from 8 to 9 of worms, 36 to 40 of egested matters, and 45 to 46 of dry litter and waste.