secrete /si-krētˈ/ transitive verb

1. To hide
2. To take away (usu an object) secretly
3. To form and emit by means of bodily functions (biology or zoology)

secrēˈtion noun

1. The act of secreting
2. That which is secreted, eg the substance produced by a gland
3. A mass of mineral matter formed by inward growth in a cavity

secrēˈtional adjective

sēˈcretive (also /si-krēˈtiv/) adjective

1. Inclined to, fond of, secrecy
2. Very reticent
3. Indicative of secrecy

seˈcretively adverb

seˈcretiveness noun

sēˈcretly adverb

1. In secret
2. In concealment
3. (of prayers) inaudibly

sēˈcretness noun

secrēˈtor noun

secrēˈtory adjective

(of a gland, etc) secreting

secret agent noun

Someone employed in (the) secret service

secret police noun

A police force which operates in secret, usu dealing with matters of politics, national security, etc

Secret Service noun

1. A department of the US government service whose operations are covert, not disclosed
2. Its activities
3. (without caps) espionage

in on (or in) the secret

Admitted to, participating in, or having knowledge of the secret

in secret

1. With precautions against being known, found out, etc
2. In confidence, as a secret
3. Secretly

keep a secret

Not to divulge a secret

of secret (Shakespeare)

Of a secret character

open secret see under open

secret of (or secret de /sə-krā də/) Polichinelle (Fr equivalent of the character Punchinello)

Something that is common knowledge