secrete

secrete · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromsēcrētus“[having been] separated”
2. English todaysecrete

First attested in 1678: from Latin sēcrētus (“[having been] separated”).

secrete · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromsēcrētus
2. English todaysecrete

First directly attested in 1728; attested as the past-participial adjective secreted in 1707: from Latin sēcrētus, perfect passive participle of sēcernō (“to separate”); reinforced by back-formation from secretion; compare secern; cognate with French sécréter and the Spanish secretar.

secrete · verb, adjective³

Alteration of secret.

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