Secrete

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1 Etymology 1 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Translations 2 Etymology 2 2.1 Verb 2.1.1 Translations

Etymology 1

Back-formation from secretion

Verb

to secrete (secreted, secreting)

1. (Physiology) of organs, to produce and emit (bodily fluids)

Translations

• Dutch: afscheiden
• German: ausscheiden, aussondern, absondern

Etymology 2

alteration of obsolete verb sense of "secret"

Verb

to secrete (secreted, secreting)

1. to conceal
2. to steal

   the royal jewels were secreted away in the middle of the night, sub_rosa

Translations

• Dutch: verbergen (1), verstoppen (1), wegstoppen (1), ontvreemden (2), stelen (2), verduisteren (2), ontfutselen (2)
• Finnish: kätkeä, piilottaa
• French: cacher (1); dérober (2), enlever (2)
• Japanese: 秘密 (ひみつ, himitsu)
• Spanish: secretear
• Volapük: klänön