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Synonyms for secrete

Most common

hide conceal stifle exude

All synonyms

Verb

Other

exude, release, stifle, secern formal dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.

Related words

Word family
secretor

Forms

Past participle
secreted
e.g. secreted → hided, concealed, disguised, buried…

Example sentences

  • hide It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
  • conceal Sami wanted to conceal the crime he had committed.
  • stifle Sami stuffed a bag inside Layla's mouth to stifle her.
  • exude Some people have a calm temperament or exude courtesy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
secreterising
hiderising
concealrising
stiflerising
exuderising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hide1, bury2
5 letters
cover2, cloak1, exude2
6 letters
harbor2, shroud1, stifle2, secern
7 letters
release2, harbour2, obscure2, conceal2
8 letters
disguise2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bury2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sécréter
Italiano
secernere