Se*crete" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secreted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Secreting.]
[L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of
secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete, Discreet.] 1. To deposit in
a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
2. (Physiol.)
To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion.
Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not know.
Carpenter. Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See Conceal.
Hear it pronounced