secrete

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive, usually) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To exude or yield.

Adj

Separated.

Adj

Archaic form of secret.

Concepts

cacher

dérober

celer

dissimuler

sécréter

se cacher

enlever

excréter

secréter

sécrèter

enfouir

libérer

masquer

😷

raccommoder

voiler

boucher

Synonymes

hide

conceal

excrete

dissemble

exude

bury

disguise

cover

discharge

emit

stash

keep secret

release

obfuscate

obscure

repress

screen

secern

secretion

secretive

veil

void

hide away

keep hidden

faithful to a secret

good at keeping a secret

keep someone in the dark

cache

cloak

deposit

dissimulate

drool

eject

ensconce

evolve

give off

hoard

keep back

lock away

Traductions

afscheiden

absondern

ocultar

esconder

verbergen

ausscheiden

celare

verstecken

nascondere

secernere

verhelen

ocultar

uitscheiden

verbergen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɪˈkɹiːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: sécréter

Appartenant à espagnol: secretar

In summary

First directly attested in 1728; attested as the past-participial adjective secreted in 1707: from Latin sēcrētus, perfect passive participle of sēcernō (“I separate”); reinforced by back-formation from secretion; compare secern; cognate with French sécréter and the Spanish secretar.