secretein a sentence
secrete as in: secrete digestive juices
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The pancreas secretes insulin.secretes = releases (a substance)
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The snail secretes mucus as it travels.
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He conditioned the dog to secrete saliva at the sound of the bell.secrete = release (a substance)
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The plant’s roots secrete chemicals into the soil to protect against insects.
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It happened in response to a warning alleo-chemical secreted by the trees that were under attack. (source)secreted = produced and discharged
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My biology textbook said that dogs can smell fear because of a chemical secreted by human glands in a state of duress, the same chemical a dog's prey secretes. (source)
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That rocky, misty summit, secreted in the clouds, was far more thrillingly awful and sublime than the crater of a volcano spouting fire.† (source)
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I would like to take some small thing, the scrolled ashtray, the little silver pillbox from the mantel perhaps, or a dried flower: hide it in the folds ofmy dress or in my zippered sleeve, keep it there until this evening is over, secrete it in my room, under the bed, or in a shoe, or in a slit in the hard petit point FAITH cushion.† (source)
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That's because semen has a higher viral load than vaginal secretions do, and because women have more mucous membranes exposed during sex than men.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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He began stealing shorter lengths of rope, secreting them away, then tying them together with his strongest Boy Scout knots.† (source)
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Both were heavy, and both were handled with a gentle secretion of sweat.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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Vampyre saliva also secretes endorphins during blood drinking, which stimulate the pleasure zones of the brain, human and vampyre, and can actually simulate orgasm.† (source)
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He now had little doubt that four terrified cardinals had been secreted through here earlier.† (source)
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Before the entire building froze, they managed to secrete the ymbrynes out through the roof.† (source)
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The contraction of the vas and the seminal vesicles mixing with prostatic secretions—† (source)
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Every space is filled with life: delicate, poisonous frogs war-painted like skeletons, clutched in copulation, secreting their precious eggs onto dripping leaves.† (source)
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