Secrete has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
"secrete digestive juices"
"release a hormone into the blood stream"
2
place out of sight; keep secret
"The money was secreted from his children"
3
To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
Adjective
Example Sentences
"secrete digestive juices"
verb
"release a hormone into the blood stream"
verb
"The money was secreted from his children"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
First attested in 1678: from Latin sēcrētus ("[having been] separated").