I. transitive verb (~d; secreting) Etymology: back-formation from secretion Date: 1693 to form and give off (a secretion), II. transitive verb (~d; secreting) Etymology: alteration of obsolete secret, from 1secret Date: 1741 to deposit or conceal in a hiding place, to appropriate secretly ; abstract , see: hide
SECRETE
Meaning of SECRETE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012