Se*crete" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Secreting.] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p.
p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete,
Discreet.] 1. To deposit in a place of
hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to
secrete one's self.
2. (Physiol.) To separate from the
blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit
as a secretion. See Secretion.
Why one set of cells should secrete bile,
another urea, and so on, we do not know.
Carpenter.
Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See Conceal.
Se*crete" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Secreting.] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p.
p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete,
Discreet.] 1. To deposit in a place of
hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to
secrete one's self.
2. (Physiol.) To separate from the
blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit
as a secretion. See Secretion.
Why one set of cells should secrete bile,
another urea, and so on, we do not know.
Carpenter.
Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See Conceal.
