secrete (v.1)

"produce, prepare, or elaborate by process of secretion," 1707 (implied in secreted), a back-formation from secretion. Related: Secretes; secreting; secretious.

secrete (v.2)

"place in concealment," by 1741, an alteration of secret (v.).

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secretion (n.)

1640s, in animal physiology, "act of preparing and expressing substances by glandular activity;" 1732 as "that which is secreted," from French sécrétion, from Latin secretionem (nominative secretio) "a dividing, separation," noun of action from past participle stem of secernere "to separate, set apart" (see secret (n.)).

secret (v.)

transitive, "to keep secret, conceal, hide" (marked in OED as "obsolete"), 1590s, from secret (n.). Related: Secreted; secreting.

secretory (adj.)

"of or pertaining to secretion, having the function of secreting," 1690s; see secrete (v.1) + -ory.

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Definitions of secrete

secrete (v.)

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids;

secrete digestive juices

Synonyms: release

secrete (v.)

place out of sight; keep secret;

The money was secreted from his children

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