Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to hide or seclude’; occurs especially in the phrasal form “secret away”.
Definitionen
To conceal or hide (someone or something) from sight or discovery; to stash away. She secreted the documents in a hollow tree trunk before the search party arrived.
Synonyme
keep under wraps
hide away
cover up
Used attributively: “secreted hormones”, “secreted document”
Definitionen
Produced and discharged by secretion. The secreted proteins accumulate in the extracellular space.
Hidden or stowed away to avoid detection. The documents remained secreted under the floorboards for years.
Synonyme
squirreled away
tucked away