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# secernere **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** secernere ## Words From This Root - secrete - to produce and discharge a substance; also, to hide away - secretive - inclined to conceal one's feelings, intentions, or activities - secretion - the process or product of releasing a substance from a cell or gland
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secrete
C2+
/sɪˈkrit/
to produce and discharge a substance; also, to hide away
secretive
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/ˈsikrətɪv/
inclined to conceal one's feelings, intentions, or activities
secretion
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/sɪˈkriʃən/
the process or product of releasing a substance from a cell or gland
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