- secrete⇄secrete (1), transitive verb, -creted,-creting.
1. to keep secret; hide.
Ex. A certain French lady ... had secreted herself on board the vessel (John Leland).
(SYN) conceal, ensconce.
2. to remove secretly; appropriate in a secre - secrete⇄secrete (2), transitive verb, -creted,-creting.
to produce and discharge; make; prepare.
Ex. Glands in the mouth secrete saliva. Most people secrete the appropriate blood group substances (antigens) in bodily secretions such as saliva and tear