Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 Sekretär
, 🇪🇸 secretaria
, 🇮🇹 segretario
, 🇵🇹 secretário
, 🇨🇳 秘书
, 🇯🇵 書記官
, 🇰🇷 비서
, 🇸🇦 سكرتير
, 🇮🇳 सैक्रेटरी
Usage Examples
- Le corps humain secrète des hormones essentielles.
- La peau secrète du sébum qui la protège.
- Les plantes secrètent des substances qui attirent les pollinisateurs.
Etymology
The French verb “secrétériser” (to act as a secretary) comes from the noun *secrétaire*, which entered Old French from Latin *secretarius* “private secretary.” *Secretarius* is formed from *secretus* “secret, hidden,” from the Proto‑Latin root *se‑* (indeed) + *cretus* (to keep). The modern verb is a recent derivation, adding the French verbal suffix *‑iser* to the noun to mean “to perform the role of a secretary.”
Synonyms
excréter
émettre
produire
libérer
déposer
déverser
évacuer
Antonyms
absorber
retenir
conserver
inhiber
bloquer
