| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | se·crete |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s -kr t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: se·cret·ed, se·cret·ing, se·cret·es
1. To conceal in a hiding place; cache. See synonyms at hide1. 2. To steal secretly; filch. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably alteration of obsolete secret, from secret.
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