secrete

¹ American  

[si-kreet] / sɪˈkrit /

verb (used with object)

secreted, secreting

1. to place out of sight; hide; conceal.

   squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.

   Synonyms:

   disguise, shroud, cover

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secrète ² American  

[suh-kret] / səˈkrɛt /

noun

Armor.

1. a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.

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secrete ³ American  

[si-kreet] / sɪˈkrit /

verb (used with object)

secreted, secreting

1. to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion.

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secrete ¹ British  

/ sɪˈkriːt /

verb

1. (of a cell, organ, etc) to synthesize and release (a secretion)

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secrete ² British  

/ sɪˈkriːt /

verb

1. (tr) to put in a hiding place

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secrete Scientific  

/ sĭ-krēt′ /

1. 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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Related Words

See hide ¹.

Other Word Forms

• secretor noun

Etymology

Origin of secrete¹

1735–45; alteration of obsolete secret, verb use of secret

Origin of secrète¹

From French; secret

Origin of secrete¹

First recorded in 1700–10; back formation from secretion

Example Sentences

“The horn has a poison that the karkadann secretes from a gland at the point.”

From Literature

They were whispering the whole afternoon and spending time secreted off in the barn.

From Literature

Who would have thought serums infused with snail mucin - the sticky substance they secrete - would become a part of skincare routines around the world?

From BBC

"Many of the cyst-lining cells actually make growth factors and they secrete them into the cyst fluid," he explained.

From Science Daily

She declares herself a powerful deity and explains that God is essentially a “tube” that constantly ingests and secretes experiences and things.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• stash
• stow