[se.crete] vt se.cret.ed ; se.cret.ing [back-formation fr. secretion] (1707): to form and give off (a secretion)
[2]se.crete vt se.cret.ed ; se.cret.ing [alter. of obs. secret, fr. [1]secret] (1741) 1: to deposit or conceal in a hiding place
2: to appropriate secretly: abstract syn see hide