I. si-ˈkrēt transitive verb
( se·cret·ed ; se·cret·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from secretion
Date: 1693
: to form and give off (a secretion)
II. si-ˈkrēt, ˈsē-krət transitive verb
( se·cret·ed ; se·cret·ing )
Etymology: alteration of obsolete secret, from secret (I)
Date: 1741
1. : to deposit or conceal in a hiding place
2. : to appropriate secretly : abstract
Synonyms: see hide