empty vs excrete

empty is a noun but excrete is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
empty	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
excrete	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, excrete is a hypernym of empty; that is, excrete is a word with a broader meaning than empty:

Other hypernyms of empty include egest, eliminate, pass.

empty (noun)	excrete (noun)
a container that has been emptied

empty (adjective)	excrete (adjective)
holding or containing nothing
emptied of emotion
needing nourishment
devoid of significance or force

empty (verb)	excrete (verb)
excrete or discharge from the body	eliminate from the body
become empty or void of its content
make void or empty of contents
remove the contents of a container
leave behind empty; move out of