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se·crete1

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–verb (used with object), -cret·ed, -cret·ing.

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

[Origin: 1700–10; back formation from secretion

]

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se·crete2

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–verb (used with object), -cret·ed, -cret·ing.

to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.

[Origin: 1735–45; alter. of obs. secret, v. use of secret

]

—Synonyms cover, shroud, disguise. See hide¹.

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se·crete¹ Audio Help (sĭ-krēt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. se·cret·ed, se·cret·ing, se·cret·es
To generate and separate (a substance) from cells or bodily fluids: secrete digestive juices.

[Back-formation from secretion¹.]

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se·crete² Audio Help (sĭ-krēt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. se·cret·ed, se·cret·ing, se·cret·es

To conceal in a hiding place; cache. See Synonyms at hide¹.
To steal secretly; filch.

[Probably alteration of obsolete secret, from secret.]

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secrete Audio Help (sĭ-krēt') Pronunciation Key
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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