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  • verbhide
  • verbgive off, emit

synonyms for secrete

  • stash
  • stow
  • bury
  • cache
  • conceal
  • cover
  • deposit
  • disguise
  • ditch
  • ensconce
  • harbor
  • palm
  • paper
  • screen
  • seclude
  • secure
  • shroud
  • stonewall
  • veil
  • whitewash
  • withhold
  • cover up
  • finesse
  • hide out
  • keep quiet
  • keep secret
  • keep to oneself
  • keep under wraps
  • plant
  • squirrel
  • stash away
  • sweep under rug
See also synonyms for: secreted

antonyms for secrete

MOST RELEVANT
  • disregard
  • expose
  • ignore
  • lay bare
  • let go
  • let out
  • open
  • reveal
  • take out
  • uncover
  • fill
  • pour in
  • tell
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How to use secrete in a sentence

The toxin secreted by the bacteria Burkholderia cenocepacia unexpectedly proved to be the solution needed to create a mitochondria-friendly base editor.
A BACTERIAL TOXIN ENABLES THE FIRST MITOCHONDRIAL GENE EDITORJACK J. LEEJULY 13, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
New microscope and chemical analyses suggest that, like snakes, caecilians have glands near their teeth that secrete toxins.
BIZARRE CAECILIANS MAY BE THE ONLY AMPHIBIANS WITH VENOMOUS BITESCHRISTIE WILCOXJULY 3, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
He has helped show that the animals have separate glands for secreting mucus on their heads and poison on their tails.
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These lingering cells secrete a potent mix of molecules that triggers chronic inflammation, damages the surrounding tissue structures, and changes the behavior of nearby cells for the worse.
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These proteins are secreted by cells for the purpose of signaling and communication between cells.
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The other thing to remember is — and this is a really big finding in the last 20 years — is that there are hormone-like substances secreted by the skeletal muscle, which have remote effects.
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They had ridden out of the bush and come on the road so suddenly that Black had no time to secrete himself.
HUNTED AND HARRIEDR.M. BALLANTYNE
When the alarm was given on a plantation that the Yankees were coming, the farmers made all haste to secrete their horses.
THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
Two or three pads, each of which bears tubelike hairs that secrete a sticky fluid, are found on its under surface.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTER
Frequently the nerves dilate the blood vessels of the skin, thus helping the sweat glands to secrete, by giving them more blood.
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WORDS RELATED TO SECRETE

  • cache
  • cover-up
  • ensconce
  • enshroud
  • hide
  • occult
  • plant
  • screen
  • secrete
  • shroud
  • stash
  • stow away
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.