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secrete

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se⋅crete

1  [si-kreet]
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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

se⋅crete

2  [si-kreet]
–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 hide 1 .

se⋅crète

  [suh-kret]
–noun Armor.
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
Origin:
< F; see secret
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se·crete 1   (sĭ-krēt')   
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.]
se·crete 2   (sĭ-krēt')   
tr.v.   se·cret·ed, se·cret·ing, se·cret·es

  1. To conceal in a hiding place; cache. See Synonyms at hide1.

  2. To steal secretly; filch.


[Probably alteration of obsolete secret, from secret.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: se·crete
Pronunciation: si-'krEt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: se·cret·ed; se·cret·ing
: to form and give off (a secretion) secreting mucus>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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secrete se·crete (sĭ-krēt')
v. se·cret·ed, se·cret·ing, se·cretes
To generate and separate a substance from cells or bodily fluids.

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