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secrete Definition


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secrete1
verb
    secreted, secreting
    1. biol.zool.
      Said of a gland or similar organ: to form and release (a substance).
      Thesaurus: emit, emanate, discharge, sweat
Etymology: 18c: a shortening of secretion.




secrete2
verb
    secreted, secreting
    1. To hide away or conceal.
      Thesaurus: conceal, hide, seclude, disguise, bury, cache, stow, cover, veil.
Etymology: 18c: related to secret.



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