secrete
verb
[ sɪˈkriːt ]
• (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
• "insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood"
Similar:
produce,
discharge,
emit,
excrete,
exude,
ooze,
leak,
leach,
emanate,
give off,
release,
send out,
extravasate,
Origin:
early 18th century: back-formation from secretion.
secrete
verb
• conceal; hide.
• "the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts"
Similar:
conceal,
hide,
cover up,
veil,
shroud,
disguise,
screen,
bury,
stow away,
sequester,
cache,
stash away,
Origin:
mid 18th century: alteration of the obsolete verb secret ‘keep secret’.
