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Meaning of 'secrete' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Secrete [ v. t.]
- To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
- To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion.

Meaning of 'secrete' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . secrete [ v]
Meaning (1):
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Example in sentence:
  • release a hormone into the blood stream;
  • secrete digestive juices
Meaning (2):
- place out of sight; keep secret
Example in sentence:
  • The money was secreted from his children

Nearby Words:

secale secancy secant secco secede seceded seceder seceding secern secerned

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