secrete

secrete
To conceal or hide away. Particularly, to put property out of the reach of creditors, either by corporally hiding it, or putting the title in another's name, or otherwise hindering creditors from levying on it or attaching it

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Secrete — Se*crete , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secreting}.] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere. See {Secret}, and cf. {Discrete}, {Discreet}.] 1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • secrete — [v1] hide bury, cache, conceal, cover, cover up, deposit, disguise, ditch, ensconce, finesse, harbor, hide out, keep quiet, keep secret, keep to oneself, keep under wraps*, palm*, paper, plant, screen, seclude, secure, shroud, squirrel*, stash,… …   New thesaurus

  • secrete — Ⅰ. secrete [1] ► VERB ▪ (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance). DERIVATIVES secretor noun secretory adjective. Ⅱ. secrete [2] ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • secrete — index blind (obscure), camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover (conceal), emit, ensconce …   Law dictionary

  • sécrété — sécrété, ée (sé kré tée) part. passé de sécréter. La bile sécrétée par le foie …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • secrete — (v.) 1707, back formation from SECRETION (Cf. secretion). Related: Secreted; secretes; secreting …   Etymology dictionary

  • secrete — *hide, conceal, screen, cache, bury, ensconce Analogous words: dissemble, cloak, mask, *disguise, camouflage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • secrete — [si krēt′] vt. secreted, secreting [< earlier secret, to hide < L secretus, pp. of secernere: see SECRET] 1. to put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal 2. [back form. < SECRETION] to form and release (a specified secretion) as a… …   English World dictionary

  • secrete — UK [sɪˈkriːt] / US [sɪˈkrɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms secrete : present tense I/you/we/they secrete he/she/it secretes present participle secreting past tense secreted past participle secreted 1) biology to produce a liquid such as saliva… …   English dictionary

  • secrete — verb /sɪˈkɹiːt/ a) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function …   Wiktionary

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