English Explanatory Dictionary

secrete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Separated.
verb
  1. To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
  2. To exude or yield.
verb
  1. To conceal.
adj
  1. Archaic form of secret.

Pronunciation

sĭkrētʹ /sɪˈkɹiːt/ /səˈkɹiːt/ en-us-secrete.ogg

Word forms

secrete secretes secreting secreted more secrete most secrete

Etymology

First attested in 1678: from Latin sēcrētus (“[having been] separated”).

Synonyms

secern

Derived words

cosecreted hypersecrete hypersecreting neurosecrete nonsecreted nonsecreting oversecrete resecrete rhizosecrete secretability secretable secretagogue secretase secretin secretolysis secretome secretomotor secretor secretosome unsecreted
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