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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
secrete1 /sɪˈkriːt/

▶verb (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce by secretion.

– derivatives
secretor noun,
secretory adjective.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
secrete2 /sɪˈkriːt/

▶verb conceal; hide.

– origin C18: alt. of the obs. verb secret ‘keep secret’.

'secrete' also found in these Oxford entries:

adrenal - Bartholin's gland - breast - Cowper's gland - eccrine - endocrine - exocrine - lactate - matter - occult - recondite - salivate - secretagogue

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