01 v. t. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
imp. & p. p.
Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Secreting
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To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
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To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion.(Physiol.) See: Secretion“Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not know.” — Carpenter.