secrete
1[si-kreet]
- to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion.
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Origin of secrete
1First recorded in 1700–10; back formation from secretion
secrete
2[si-kreet]
- to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
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Origin of secrete
2Synonyms for secrete
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comsecrète
[suh-kret]
- a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
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Origin of secrète
From French; see origin at secret
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Related Words for secrete
stow, stash, perspire, excrete, plant, cache, secure, shroud, conceal, veil, screen, whitewash, cover, stonewall, withhold, disguise, paper, deposit, seclude, ensconceExamples from the Web for secrete
Contemporary Examples of secrete
Your body begins to secrete adrenaline, your cortisol levels rise, and your heart starts pumping faster.
Historical Examples of secrete
Then give up to us the seditious papers which you secrete in your house.
The Black TulipAlexandre Dumas (Pere)
But when it has been milked two or three times it ceases to secrete.
The Industries of AnimalsFrdric Houssay
But the frere brake his faste in a secrete place in the same house.
Shakespeare Jest-Books;Unknown
De Spain drew quickly back to where he could secrete himself.
Nan of Music MountainFrank H. Spearman
You can hardly find them by day, for they are cunning and secrete themselves.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-BeeL. L. Langstroth
secrete
1- (of a cell, organ, etc) to synthesize and release (a secretion)
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Word Origin for secrete
C18: back formation from secretion
secrete
2- (tr) to put in a hiding place
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Word Origin for secrete
C18: variant of obsolete secret to hide away; see secret (n)
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Word Origin and History for secrete
1707, back-formation from secretion. Related: Secreted; secretes; secreting.
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secrete
(sĭ-krēt′)- To generate and release a substance from a cell or a gland.
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secrete
[sĭ-krēt′]
- To produce and discharge a substance, especially from the cells of specialized glands. For example, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin.
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