secrete.
Separated; discrete.
Meaning & usage
Separated; discrete.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1678: from Latin sēcrētus (“[having been] separated”).
To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
To exude or yield.
Where this word comes from
First directly attested in 1728; attested as the past-participial adjective secreted in 1707: from Latin sēcrētus, perfect passive participle of sēcernō (“to separate”); reinforced by back-formation from secretion; compare secern; cognate with French sécréter and the Spanish secretar.
To conceal.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of secret.
Archaic form of secret.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of secret.
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