Secreting means releasing something into the environment. When you secrete a hormone, you are releasing it into the environment to control or influence the behavior of other people.
The body secretes a hormone to control the behavior of the animal.
The plant secrete a poison to kill other plants.
verb
To make or keep secret.
verb
To hide secretly.
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Pilocarpine stimulates the secretion of large amounts of saliva and sweat.
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Worse conditions may exhibit nasal discharge or foamy secretion from the eyes.
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The secret was concealed.
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Perseverance is the secret of success.
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Here is the secret of the phenomenon.
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The man disclosed the secrets.
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The midwife is killed in secret.
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The organization is secret and covert.
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The secretions of the cervix increase.
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What is your secret