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secrete (verb), secretes; secreted; secreting
1. To produce and to give off some form of physiologically produced liquid or substance: Glands in the mouth secrete saliva and there are other functional areas in the body that also secrete enzymes, hormones, metabolites (chemical changes), etc.

Cells, glands, and organs secrete chemical substances (enzymes or hormones) which are needed for physical processes in various parts of the body.

2. To put something in a hidden or secret place: Mike was keeping his assets secreted in a foreign bank account.

Delores was secreting her savings in a special safe-deposit box in her local bank for greater security instead of at home.

3. Etymology, origin: from Latin secernere, "to set apart, to separate, to hide".
To hide or to conceal.
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To keep secret or hidden.
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To deposit in a place of hiding.
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This entry is located in the following units: cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre- (page 5) Janus Words (page 2)
bili-, bil- +
(Latin: bile; which is a digestive juice secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and aids in the digestion of fats)
insulino-, insulin-, insula-, insulo-, insul-, isle
(Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism])
myco-
(Greek: mucus; a protective secretion from the mucous membranes in the nose, throat, and lungs; a thick fluid produced by the linings of some tissues of the body and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes)
salivo-, saliv- +
(Latin: spittle, the fluid secreted in the mouth)
Word Entries at Get Words: “secreted”
secrete, secretes; secreted; secreting
To conceal ot to put into a place that is not available for anyone else to see or know about. (2)
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