secrete

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  2. verb place out of sight; keep secret

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

release

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