Complete Definition of "secrete"

see|secrète
English

Etymology 1
back-form|secretion

Pronunciation
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audio|en-us-secrete.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Verb
en-verb|secret|ing

  1. physiology Of organs: to produce and emit (bodily fluids).

Translations

Dutch: afscheiden
Finnish: erittää
German: ausscheiden, aussondern, absondern
mid
Telugu: స�రవి��� (sraviMchu)

Etymology 2
Alteration of obsolete verb sense of secret

Verb
en-verb|secret|ing

  1. transitive To conceal.
  2. transitive To steal.

#: The royal jewels were secreted away in the middle of the night, sub rosa.

Translations
trans-top|to conceal
Finnish: kätkeä, piilottaa
French: celer, cacher
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trans-top|to steal
Finnish: varastaa, kähveltää
French: dérober, enlever
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: verbergen (1), verstoppen (1), wegstoppen (1), ontvreemden (2), stelen (2), verduisteren (2), ontfutselen (2)
ttbc|Japanese: �� (���, himitsu)
ttbc|Spanish: secretear
ttbc|Volapük: klänön

Category:Bodily fluids

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